Wye Valley NHS Trust

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Job Title: Consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon Qualifications MB ChB MSc Anatomy FRCS Trauma and Orthopaedics Consultant since 1996 Outpatient Services Clinic  Fracture clinic, Thursday morning, Hereford County Hospital Orthopaedics, Monday morning (fortnightly), Hereford County Hospital Orthopaedic clinic, 2nd and 4th Tuesday, Llandrindod Well, General Orthoapaedics  Inpatient and Day Case Services Mr Shewell and his team operate all day Wednesday. Conditions treated Osteoarthritis knee - procedures performedTotal Knee replacementUni-compartmental Knee replacementPatello-femoral joint replacement Osteoarthritis hip - procedures performedTotal Hip replacementHip resurfacingRevision hip replacement surgery Rheumatoid arthritis - procedures performedJoint replacement Sports injury of the knee - procedures performedACL repairMeniscal debridement Trauma…

Back to Rapid Cardiology The two carotid arteries are the main vessels that supply blood to the brain. They originate from the main arteries of the body (the aorta and brachiocephalic artery) in the chest and travel up through the neck and into the skull. Atherosclerosis of the right or left carotid artery is the most common cause of a stroke. A carotid duplex scan is a technique to take a picture of these arteries using sound waves (ultrasound). A sound-wave transducer is placed gently on the neck. The walls and interior of the artery are visualised and the velocity…

The Children’s Hearing Centre is a department that provides a friendly and approachable service for all children aged 16 and below. We work with families and carers to deliver an accessible service which aims to provide early identification, assessment and treatment for children of all ages and abilities. Our department consists of Senior Audiologists, Clinical Scientists, Audiology Assistants and Administrative Support who are here to answer your enquiries. We work closely with our colleagues in the Newborn Hearing Screening Programme, Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) Department, Paediatricians, the Education Support Service for Hearing Impaired Children (ToHI/Hearing Support Team) and our…

About the service Our health visiting teams work with families, early years, health colleagues and other agencies to support the health and wellbeing of pre-school children across Herefordshire. Health visitors are qualified nurses or midwives who have additional training in specialist community and public health nursing. They have specialist training in children's development and health promotion. The health visiting teams comprise health visitors, community staff nurses, and community nursery nurses. As a service, we are committed to supporting the training of students, so students may accompany us during visits. If you would prefer for a student not to be present,…