Wye Valley NHS Trust

What we do Children’s Physiotherapy is a specialist community physiotherapy service for babies, children and young people living in Herefordshire.  Children’s physiotherapists have additional knowledge and experience of child development and childhood disabilities.  Children’s physiotherapists are responsible for the assessment and physical rehabilitation of children and young people who are identified as having difficulties with the development of gross motor skills and mobility as a result of accident, injury, disease or disability.  They also see children with specific conditions such as Cystic Fibrosis, Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, gait anomalies and life-limiting conditions.  Children’s’ physiotherapists use a variety of…

The midwifery led tongue tie clinic for babies at Hereford County Hospitla offers quick and painless tongue-tie divisions to make it easier for babies to feed. Dedicated midwives are specially trained to carry out the minor procedure on babies who are up to ten weeks old. The clinic brings treatment closer to home for parents and their babies.

Your perineum Your perineum is the tissue between your vagina and your anus.  During birth you can experience perineal trauma/tearing.  This can be classified into four degrees of severity: 1st degree – these only affect the skin, they usually do not require any repair and heal quickly on their own. 2nd degree – these affect the skin and the perineal muscle layer, repair is usually needed. 3rd and 4th degree – 3.5% of women will experience a more substantial tear which involves the muscle that controls the anus. This degree of tear will need to be repaired in theatre. Episiotomy…

Wye Valley NHS Trust is the provider of healthcare services at Hereford County Hospital, which is based in the city of Hereford, along with a number of community services for Herefordshire and its borders. We also provide healthcare services at community hospitals in the market towns of Ross-on-Wye, Leominster and Bromyard.  The Trust exists to improve the wellbeing, independence and health of the people we serve. Our workforce of around 4,000 provides a range of specialist and generalists functions. We have strong clinical network connections with trusts in Birmingham, Worcester, Gloucester and Cardiff. With an annual turnover of around £400…

Do not attend hospital/clinic if you have COVID-19 symptoms High temperature, a new, continuous cough, a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste   Visiting arrangements - updated 30/04/25  Visiting restrictions updated at the Trust's hospitals.  The latest information on visiting restrictions, including ward closures that may be in place are listed on our visiting page. Surgical face masks for staff, patients and visitors – updated 26/2/25 Staff - staff will be wearing a face mask on a case by case basis/or on personal preference. Patients and visitors - it is patient/visitor choice regarding wearing a face mask in our hospitals/clinics. …

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Safer staffing levels in our hospitals We know that having the right staff with the right skills in the right place at the right time is essential to the delivery of safe, high quality patient care. That is why, following national guidance, we publish the planned and actual number of nursing and midwifery staff working on each ward, together with the percentage of shifts meeting safe staffing guidelines.  Safe staffing isn’t just about the number of staff on the ward. It is also about the different skills and qualifications staff have. The type of illness or conditions on particular wards also needs…

Regular exercise is recommended for everyone, not just people with inflammatory joint disease. Exercise can help reduce your risk of many conditions, including heart disease and many forms of cancer. It is helpful to do a mixture of aerobic, stretching and strengthening exercises. Exercising regularly can help relieve stress, help keep your joints mobile, and strengthen the muscles supporting your joints. Exercise can also help you lose weight if you're overweight, which can put extra strain on your joints. It is important to find a balance between rest and exercise. Rest sometimes makes inflamed joints feel more comfortable, but without movement…

You can find contact details for our hospitals on the Visitors and Patients page and community service contact details on Our services page.  To contact Hereford County Hospital and for general Wye Valley NHS Trust enquiries, call 01432 355444 for switchboard. Patient experience team  Please contact our Patient Experience Team if you need advice, have concerns, or don't know where to turn. We are here to help you. If you are having difficulty contacting a member of staff, department, ward or finding an email address, and you have already contacted our switchboard, you can also contact our Patient Experience Team for help.…

We start to talk about discharge with you as early as possible and we will inform you as soon as possible of the date and destination of your discharge.  Sometimes our assessments show that you may need additional support at home, or that, in some cases, it may no longer be possible for you to manage at home, in which case moving to residential or nursing care may be necessary. Our multidisciplinary team will attempt to get you home or to a more suitable alternative as soon as you are well enough.  If necessary and appropriate a rehab review meeting will…