Wye Valley NHS Trust

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.…

In December 2017, Wye Valley NHS Trust embarked on a fundraising appeal to improve the maternity bereavement facilities, services and aftercare support provided at Hereford County Hospital. A project group was formed to oversee the project. This included patient representatives to look at existing practices and procedures to ensure the new facility offered meets the needs of bereaved families and continually developed, reviewed and improved. The vision was set out in three stages. The first stage was to provide a separate counselling room (to be situated at the end of the second floor corridor) to allow families a separate space…

NRAS – National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society https://nras.org.uk/   ☏   01628 823524 VERSUS ARTHRITIS https://www.versusarthritis.org/   ☏   0300 790 0400 NASS – National Spondyloarthritis Society https://nass.co.uk/   ☏   020 8741 1515 PAPAA – Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Alliance https://www.papaa.org/  ☏   020 8741 1515 Lupus UK https://www.lupusuk.org.uk/home   ☏   01708 731251 Scleroderma & Raynaud’s UK https://www.sruk.co.uk/   ☏   01708 731251 Hypermobility https://www.hypermobility.org/ Vasculitis UK https://www.vasculitis.org.uk/   ☏   01629 650549 British Sjogren’s Syndrome Association https://www.bssa.uk.net/   ☏   0121 478 1133 Royal Osteoporosis Society https://theros.org.uk/   ☏   01761 471771 NEW2RA https://nras.org.uk/resource/new2ra/ WVT Pain Management Service https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/services/community-services/pain-management-service.aspx Pain UK https://painuk.org/ Live Well with Pain https://livewellwithpain.co.uk/ Flippin Pain https://www.flippinpain.co.uk/ How to Deal with Chronic…

Welcome to our paediatric outpatient department and Children's Ward.  The Paediatric department (Children's ward) provides inpatient and outpatient treatment of medical and surgical conditions, in children from birth up to the seventeenth birthday. The Children's ward deals with medical conditions and also provides facilities for many surgical specialties. The majority of children needing surgery can be treated in Hereford.  However, surgery in young children (generally under two years of age) and specialist surgery is referred to a specialist Children’s hospital, usually Birmingham. Both the medical and surgical specialties at The County Hospital have good links with Birmingham Children’s Hospital. Several…

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We recognise that mobile phones and other devices such as tablets are essential to maintain communication with friends, family and loved ones. However, in a hospital/healthcare setting they can sometimes be a nuisance to other patients, visitors and staff and pose a risk to privacy and dignity, especially if information, images and recordings are posted on social media. This includes taking photos of Wye Valley NHS Trust community staff working off site/in patients homes/ in care homes. Mobile phones, tablets and other devices that connect to the Internet can be used across Wye Valley NHS Trust’s hospitals/healthcare settings unless the Trust specifically advises you that their use is restricted in certain areas or circumstances. The Trust has policies and guidance in place to protect the confidentiality and privacy of people, staff, patients and visitors which includes the use of social media.

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…

Our vision “To improve the health and well being of the people we serve in Herefordshire and the surrounding areas”. Our mission “To provide a quality of care we would want for ourselves, our families and friends”.   Which means:-         Our values Our Trust's values are so important to the way we work every day, we're really keen to hear from candidates who share our values and will demonstrate them when joining our team.   Compassion  We will support patients and ensure that they are cared for with compassion  Accountability  We will act with integrity, assuming responsibility…