Wye Valley NHS Trust

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Francis Martin, chair Frances Martin became chair of Wye Valley NHS Trust on 1 April 2026, following previous roles at the Trust as non executive director and deputy chair. Having originally trained as a mental health nurse, Frances has spent the majority of her career working in senior leadership roles in health and social care. With a lifelong commitment to enabling joined up, ‘personalised care’, her professional roles have included working in acute, ambulance, community and primary healthcare in operational, regulatory, commissioning and strategic roles. Two years as sales and operations director in a manufacturing company expanded her knowledge of the…

Quality and safety are at the heart of our services. We are constantly driving improvement in safety, outcomes, access, efficiency and patient and service user satisfaction. Wye Valley NHS Trust is regulated by the Care Quality Commission to provide care at a number of locations across the county. Care Quality Commission compliance status Infection prevention and control (IPC) Infection prevention and control is a critical part of the Trust’s day-to-day work. We have a zero tolerance approach to preventable healthcare associated infections and comply with the Care Quality Commission standard to ensure that people are protected from the risk of…

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Speech and language therapy We are an enthusiastic team of Speech and Language Therapists and assistants, who work with children and adults across the county of Herefordshire. Speech and Language Therapy provides life-improving treatment, tailored support and care for people of all ages who have difficulties with communication, eating, drinking or swallowing. The team work together with children, adults, families, carers and the wider workforce, to carry out assessments and plan personalised therapy programmes which meet each individual’s needs. What is a Speech and Language Therapist? Speech and language therapists (SLTs) work with children and adults who have communication problems including;…

  Women's Health Ward and gynaecology assessment is now located on the second floor at Hereford County Hospital.  Visiting information. Gynaeology department information    

Having a baby should be one of the most exciting times in your life. Sadly, we know that some babies die during pregnancy, or in the days following birth. We can only imagine this is an extremely difficult time for you and we are very sorry for your loss. All of our maternity staff are trained as part of their mandatory training to provide support and offer gold standard care to bereaved families. Our specialist bereavement midwife, Abbie Hughes, will guide you through some of the difficult choices, co-ordinate and provide individualised care throughout your journey, for as little or long as needed.  Please see below contact details for Abbie.…

We have introduced a new maternity electronic patient record system.  This means that we no longer use paper forms for recording information about your maternity care. It only applies to the maternity service, which is from your first point of contact with one of our midwives through to when you are discharged from the care of your midwife to a health visitor.  Our midwifery team now record this information on the new electronic system online on a computer or iPad.   This means that we can access information about your maternity care in one place, safely and securely at all…

A video with some tips on how you can prepare for labour and birth. We provide antenatal education through The Real Birth Digital Programme. Please see the information below to find out more. The Real Birth Digital Programme  Birth Preparation Workshop This Course is FREE for you to access. It is available in English, Welsh, Polish, Portuguese, Urdu, Tamil and Arabic. The course includes breathing and massage techniques. You can access your course through your Digital Notes or a QR Code provided by your Midwife, or you can scan the QR code below to access the course.   What is the Real…