Once you return home from the hospital your community midwife will be in contact to make an appointment with you. The bereavement midwife will also be in contact to make an individualised plan of how to support you, this may be by a home visit, a follow up appointment or by telephone support. When the results from any tests are available or it is appropriate, the bereavement midwife will arrange for you to meet with your consultant to discuss the events of losing your baby and the potential reasons why. The consultant may also help you in planning for another…

If you wish to go back to booking regular Rheumatology appointments, please tell us and we will arrange this for you. We are also happy to discuss any concerns you may have.  

Before labour starts, the neck of the womb (cervix) is long, firm and closed. Even before labour begins, the cervix can be drawn up and gets thinner.  The ‘latent’ phase of labour is the very first part of your labour – the early part of first stage. During the ‘latent’ phase the neck of the womb thins and opens up to about 3 to 4 cm.  The latent phase can last several days or weeks before active labour starts. This is normal. Some women have bouts of contractions lasting a few hours, which then stop and start again later or…

Maternity triage phone number - 07990 986517, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We have introduced a new telephone system within Maternity Triage to reduce unnecessary wait times and improve patient experience by allowing calls from women, birthing people and their families to be prioritised. The contact number for Maternity Triage remains the same. However, all calls in to the new system from 6 May 2025 are now recorded for staff training, audit and monitoring purposes.  How to find us Maternity Triage is located on the second floor at Hereford County Hospital. Follow the main corridor from the main entrance…

Wye Valley NHS Trust publishes a large amount of information which the general public are entitled to view. If you wish to view a publication that is not listed below contact the communications team. Annual Reports, Accounts, Audit and Annual General Meeting minutes Annual Reports, Accounts and Audit Letters Annual General Meetings If you require Annual Reports, Audit letters, Annual Accounts that are not available on this page contact the Trust communications team. General Publications Quality Account Infection prevention Annual Report - access the Annual Report on the infection prevention page Standing orders and standing financial instructions document 2024/2025 Green Plan…

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We are committed to reducing the impact on the environment from our activities, wherever possible, whilst at the same time improving the quality of care to our patients and service users and their carers.   We have already taken a number of steps to reduce our carbon footprint at our sites and further steps are underway. These include introducing new technologies to help reduce our carbon emissions at our sites and reduce our dependence on fossil fuels for a greener future.   Green Plan The Trust's Green Plan outlines projects, schemes and activities which will lead the Trust  towards its target of…

During your maternity journey, you see staff in different coloured uniforms. Here is an explanation of what these different colour uniforms mean.   Red tunic - Pictured right is Justine Jeffery, Director of Midwifery and pictured left is Susan Hughes, Deputy Director of Midwifery  Navy tunic with red piping - consultant midwife Navy tunics – midwife in charge The midwife caring for you will be keeping the midwife in charge updated on what is happening during your labour. If she has any concerns or needs any support then she will ask the midwife in charge to come into your room.…