Wye Valley NHS Trust

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Wye Valley NHS Trust’s Breast Team has launched a Breast Pain (Mastalgia) Clinic to help better manage what is a quite common condition which often causes unnecessary anxiety for patients. The new clinic will help to reduce this unnecessary anxiety. A referral to the Breast Team will naturally raise concern. The reality is that these referrals, where breast pain is the main symptom, rarely lead to diagnosis of cancer. This new clinic will reduce the number of referrals and therefore reduce the number of patients experiencing unnecessary worry and concern. At present, more than 20 per cent of referrals to…

Close and loving relationships Babies are born very dependent on their parents. Their brains undergo huge development in the first two years of life. This development depends on a loving bond or attachment relationship with a primary caregiver, usually a parent. Research in a relatively new branch of science called Epigenetics is showing just how important close and loving relationships with our primary caregivers are to our long term emotional health and wellbeing. The experiences of infants with their parents actually impacts their DNA and can positively or negatively affect the next generation. The most important stage for brain development…

  Patients should all be seen within 4 weeks of a referral Patients with a new diagnosis will be seen within 2 weeks of a referral Continued support from the service is offered All aspects of wellness, illness and social care benefits are assessed Prompt correct referrals to other health care professionals are actioned and followed up Patients have access to the most correct up-to-date information available Patients needing modifying treatments are assessed at an appropriate time Relapsing patients are triaged and treated within a 10 day timeframe The model of delivery encompasses: Health promotion for people newly diagnosed with MS…

The Intensive Therapy Unit has six beds and provides both High Dependency (level 2) and Intensive Care (Level 3). We are able to provide all forms of multi-organ support for critically ill patients. We provide an Outreach service, staffed by experienced critical care nurses. This allows early intervention in critically ill patients, ward staff education and ITU patient follow-up. We are part of the Birmingham and Black Country Critical Network and submit data to the Intensive Care National Audit and Research Centre (ICNARC). This ensures that we regularly review the outcome of our patients and ensures the provision of a…

The Herefordshire General Practice Local Enhanced Service (LES) Agreement 2026/27 has been updated – this enables GP practices to provide follow-up wound care for a wider group of suitable patients. The key change (which came into effect in summer 2026) affects patients with post-surgical wounds and those attending the Emergency Department (ED). Under the revised pathway, patients who meet the agreed LES criteria should usually be directed to their registered Herefordshire GP practice for ongoing wound care, rather than the WVT Wound Care Service. This applies to both adults and children. GP practices can provide care for simple wounds that…

Back to Orthopaedics   Upper Limb Orthopaedic Physiotherapy Practitioner Qualifications BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy 1993 – Coventry MMACP 2003 – Brighton (Member of the Manipulation Association of Chartered Physiotherapists) MSc Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy 2004 – Brighton Surgical Skills and Theatre training 2015-7 Outpatient services Monday and Wednesday all day. Operating times Monday afternoon weekly Carpal tunnel release. Friday morning injections under imaging 1:4. Conditions treated Carpal tunnel syndrome Dupuytrens contracture Trigger finger/thumb Ulnar nerve entrapment Tennis elbow Frozen Shoulder De Quervains tenosynovitis Ganglions of the hand OA base of thumb Shoulder instability Rotator Cuff arthropathy Osteoarthritis of the shoulder Tonia’s background is…

Our three community hospitals, located in the market towns of Leominster, Bromyard and Ross-on-Wye, provide vital healthcare services for the people of Herefordshire and beyond. Each of the hospitals is distinctive and reflects the health needs of the communities they each serve. Our staff members in the hospitals work as close-knit teams and have close links with local groups and organisations. So whether it is rehabilitation following an operation, physiotherapy, endoscopy, palliative care or our various consultant-led clinics, there's always something going on. We're looking to recruit to various posts at these hospitals and would love to hear from you if…

Job Title: Consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon Qualifications Mr Oakley studied Medicine at Glasgow University, graduating in 1991. His specialist registrar training was on the Northern Regional Orthopaedic Training Programme whilst living in Durham. In 2001, he passed his FRCS (Tr & Orth) and completed an Arthroplasty Fellowship at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham, and a Trauma fellowship in Denver, Colorado, USA. He returned, as a Consultant, to Hereford in 2003. Research interests include hip and knee replacement, and arthroscopic knee surgery. Research papers on: Day Surgery Hernias (BJS) DVT Prophylaxis (BMJ) Hip Fractures (Injury) Fixation of Clavicle Fractures (EFFORT)…

About the Upper Gastrointestinal (GI) team The Upper GI (Gastrointestinal) Service at Hereford County Hospital is made up of a skilled and supportive team, including surgeons, specialist nurses, gastroenterologists, radiologists, pathologists, and oncologists. Together, we assess and treat conditions affecting the upper part of your digestive system, including your oesophagus (gullet), stomach, gallbladder, bile ducts, and liver. We provide care for a wide range of non-cancerous (benign) conditions, such as gallstones, acid reflux, and hernias. If a more serious (cancerous) condition is suspected, we will arrange the appropriate investigations and refer you to our specialist cancer team (Upper GI Cancer…