Wye Valley NHS Trust

Although your arteries are stretchy to cope with your blood pressure going up and down, if you have high blood pressure, your arteries lose their stretchiness and become stiff or narrow. The narrowing makes it easier for fatty material to clog them up, which can lead to a heart attack. Below are resources that help understand all about high blood pressure and how to correctly measure your blood pressure to monitor it at home. Checking your blood pressure at home Manage your blood pressure at home Understanding blood pressure (leaflet)

Emergency Department (A&E) at Hereford County Hospital

On the 5th day day and before the 8th day, we offer a screening test (Blood Spot Screening) that will look at congenital hypothyroidism, sickle cell and thalassaemia, cystic fibrosis and an array of metabolic disorders. If left undetected all conditions could have a detrimental effect to a baby’s morbidity and mortality with the most common effect being developmental delay. The test involves taking a small sample of blood from your baby’s heal, the technique is straightforward, however, the standards for collecting the four blood spots is very exacting. We will offer advice on how to prepare your baby before…

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,…

The Bladder and Bowel Health Service at Wye Valley NHS Trust is a multidisciplinary team that provides a comprehensive service for patients who are registered with a Herefordshire GP. This includes: Individual consultations for patients who are referred via the continence pathway Treatment to help patients maintain continence where possible, including bladder retraining and Intermittent Self Catheterisation Advice on incontinence products where maintenance of continence is not possible Training and advice to healthcare professionals who manage patients with continence problems in their caseload After assessment products are provided via Tena NHS Delivery Service, they can be contacted re deliveries on…

The Pathology Laboratory at Wye Valley NHS Trust is located to the right of the main entrance of the County Hospital in Hereford. The Pathology Laboratory provides a full range of pathology investigations for Herefordshire and some areas in Powys. Samples originate from the County Hospital, General Practice surgeries and the Community Hospitals. The laboratory has electronic links with all locations to ensure speedy and accurate return of results. Pathology handbook Our full test repertoire and information for users and patients can be found in the Wye Valley NHS Trust’s Pathology Handbook The above link is for the controlled version…

Back to Orthopaedics This is a busy department lead by Tina Brown SEN. Tina has over 10 years casting experience. Patients are referred to plaster room from A&E, fracture clinic, occasionally on the wards and theatre. Many different types of casts are modified, applied and removed. They are made from a variety of different materials ranging from plaster of Paris to fibreglass, plastic and thermoplastics. There are different colours to choose from too! Staff: Mrs Tina Brown SEN and Orthopaedic Technician (British Casting certificate) Mrs Katie Taylor-Edwards RGN The numbers of procedures carried out each year have gradually increased from…

The Rheumatology Service at Hereford County Hospital focuses on inflammatory arthritis and connective tissue disease. Our service provides: Early diagnosis and long-term management to preserve joint function and prevent major organ damage. Expertise in diagnosis and management of patients with complex systemic inflammatory disease. Special interest in early inflammatory arthritis and vasculitis. Ultrasound service and intra-articular and soft tissue injections. Education and specialist knowledge to patients, their families and carers about their disease, drugs, and monitoring. Rheumatology patient telephone and email advice service. Physiotherapy led clinics for Inflammatory Back Pain, Axial Spondyloarthropathies, Hypermobility Syndromes and Fibromyalgia Peripheral clinic in Llandrindod…

Podiatric surgery is foot and ankle surgery performed by podiatric surgeons. Podiatric surgeons are podiatrists who have had extensive post-graduate training in the assessment, diagnosis and surgical management of foot and ankle problems. For more information please click on the links below:  What is a podiatric surgeon? Read a leaflet explaining about the role of a podiatric surgeon.    What is podiatric surgery?View a video to find about about podiatric surgery.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilJ_YmPvt_0 Who we are The department of podiatric surgery has been located in its own day surgery unit based in Herefordshire since 1994 situated in the peaceful grounds of Belmont…

The Podiatry department provides care to patients who have a significant foot condition and a relevant medical history.  Many of these patients require ongoing treatment. We aim to keep patients feet healthy and pain free, thereby enable patients to remain mobile, independent and active for as long as possible. We treat a wide range of, mainly painful, foot conditions and aim to identify the cause and, where possible, seek a resolution. Treating both painful and painless foot conditions enables patients to remain mobile for as long as possible. Where lesions are painless this often increases the risk of developing ulceration…