Wye Valley NHS Trust

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The majority of people will experience some nausea and vomiting during pregnancy – around 80%.  Although it is often described as morning sickness, the symptoms can present at any time of day.  For most people, the nausea and sickness can be managed with changes to their diet and lifestyle and doesn’t impede greatly on their daily activities and will improve at around 12-20 weeks of pregnancy.  However, for some women, approximately 3%, the nausea and vomiting will be so severe that it affects their health and wellbeing, they cannot continue with their normal routine and they need hospital treatment –…

Pelvic girdle pain (PGP) is when you experience pain in your lower back, around your symphysis pubic area, between your perineum and vagina and/or down into your thighs. It can feel worse when you are doing activities such as walking, climbing the stairs, stepping out of the car, stepping into the bath, turning over in bed, getting dressed or having sexual intercourse.  The pain can feel like grinding or clicking and can impede your daily activities.  The symptoms usually become worse as baby grows due to the additional weight in your uterus and the increase of the hormone ‘relaxin’ being…

We will provide you with information when you attend your appointments at Hereford County Hospital with the Breast service team, as appropriate.  Please find below links to some of this information.  Breast surgery - your first outpatient appointment and procedures Your first appointment and procedures - breast surgery Breast Conditions Breast pain (BCC71) Duct ectasia (BCC82) Hyperplasia and atypical hyperplasia (BCC78) Intraductal papilloma (BCC79) Types of Breast Cancer Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) (BCC39) Invasive ductal breast cancer (BCC210) Medullary breast cancer (BCC185) Tubular breast cancer (BCC201) Invasive lobular breast cancer (BCC45) Inflammatory breast cancer (BCC23) Paget's disease of the breast…

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The aim of this parents’ guide is to ensure all parents receive information about the Infant Feeding Policy.

About the Service School Nurses are public health nurses working in the community, they are registered nurses with an additional public health nursing qualification. School Nurses have specialist knowledge and skills to enable them to work with children and young people aged from 5-19. The School Nursing team is comprised of School Nurses, Community Staff Nurses and School Nurse Assistants and as a service we are committed to supporting students, therefore a student may accompany us and be present during contacts. If you would prefer for a student to not be present please let your School Nurse know. The School…

The ‘Macmillan Renton Unit’ is a purpose built outpatient facility at Wye Valley NHS Trust, in Hereford, which opened in 2011. Macmillan Renton is an outpatient unit caring for patients who have cancer or where cancer is suspected. Haematology outpatient appointments are also held in this unit. Outpatient clinics as well as radiotherapy and chemotherapy are held daily (Monday to Friday), as well as other treatments, such as blood transfusions.  The Unit is supported by a broad range of staff. These include Specialist Doctors, Nurses, Physiotherapists, Dieticians, Occupational Therapists, Radiotherapists, Health Care Assistants, and Support Workers.  Our multidisciplinary team are…

SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disability)