Back to Orthopaedics Mr Iain Bissell Job Title: Consultant Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgeon and Associate Medical DirectorSpecial interests: Foot and Ankle SurgeryAppointed to Hereford County Hospital 2007 Qualifications Mr Bissell studied medicine at St. Bartholomew's Hospital London, graduating in 1994. His orthopaedic training was in Oxford and Southampton; completed with fellowships in limb construction with Roger Atkins and foot and ankle surgery with James Calder. Since 2007 he has offered a comprehensive Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle service, including Trauma. He has served as Clinical Director for Trauma and Orthopaedics, during which time the department expanded its’ Upper Limb and Foot and Ankle…

Acquired brain injuries We are a small, specialist multidisciplinary rehabilitation team who support medically stable clients living in the community. The team are open to referrals for clients who have an identified acquired brain injury and who have active neuro rehabilitation goals.The team can provide Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Speech & Language Therapy, Clinical Psychological and Psychological Therapy.  After an Acquired Brain Injury The difficulties that arise following a brain injury are not always visible and as a result, their impact can be underestimated. People who have an Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) can experience a range of difficulties, such as: Cognition…

At your booking appointment your midwife will go through all the screening that you will be offered during pregnancy and for your baby once they are born. The first screening will involve a blood test at your initial appointment, which will be looking for infectious diseases, your rhesus factor, your haemoglobin level, your blood type and if you have any antibodies.  Also at this appointment your midwife will make a referral for you to have a dating scan, which will give you an estimated date of birth for baby.  At this scan they will ask if you would like to…