Wye Valley NHS Trust

The Allied Health Professions (AHPs) are the third largest clinical workforce in health and social care in England. They provide high quality care to patients and clients across a wide range of care pathways and in a variety of settings that include, hospitals, community, the independent and charitable sectors and schools. They work in health promotion to prevent accident or illness, they are active in treatment and rehabilitation and they promote self-help and independence. At Wye Valley NHS Trust our AHPs provide the following ten services;                   Dietetics Occupational therapy Operating department practitioners…

Take your first step to a smoke free pregnancy Speak to your midwife or our local maternitysmoking cessation support workers who can help you become smoke free.  Our local smoking cessation support workers, Sharon and Anna, are with you every step of the way to help you become smoke free.  They offer a FREE ongoing support, including, weekly meet ups at a venue to suit you and your family and are available for face to face or telephone contacts.  Venues where we can meet you include at your home, hospital clinic appointments and children's centres. Sharon and Anna can also support your partner…

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At Wye Valley NHS Trust we are able to support staff whose friends or family members would like to undertake a placement with us and are willing to arrange this independently. This option is available for work experience learners aged 14 years old plus, and it is the only option available for students aged 14 to 16 years old. In order to enable this work experience placement to take place the member of internal staff will need to complete the process and checklist available from the work experience team. Please email workexperience@wvt.nhs.uk Please note that some areas have age restrictions in…

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Parkinson's Disease (PD) is a progressive and fluctuating neurological condition affecting movement such as walking, swallowing, and writing. It is also recognised that there are non motor symptoms which also require complex management. The symptoms and nature of PD vary from person to person and the severity of symptoms fluctuates. Referral Criteria are very wide, as the term Parkinsonism covers the following conditions: Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease Cerebral Vascular Parkinsonism Drug Induced Parkinsonism Parkinson's Plus syndromes Lewy Body Dementia and other more rare syndromes Generally Parkinsonism is a long term condition and does not require urgent intervention. Normal response time is…

All people with Parkinsonism living within Herefordshire and registered with a Herefordshire GP can have direct access to specialist knowledge on the best management of individual needs. Improved management of this long term disorder can reduce the financial, social and emotional burden of people with Parkinson's Disease, their carers and providers of care. Parkinson's disease is a progressive and fluctuating neurological condition affecting movement such as walking, swallowing and writing. It is also recognised that there are non-motor symptoms which also require complex management. The symptoms and nature of Parkinson's Disease vary from person to person and the severity of…