Wye Valley NHS Trust

Our duties The Trust is committed to the development of an organisational culture that promotes equality and celebrates diversity. As a public sector organisation we have a legal obligation under the Equality Act 2010 to promote equality for nine protected characteristics: Age Disability Gender reassignment Pregnancy and maternity Race including nationality and ethnicity Religion or belief (includes no belief) Sex Sexual orientation Marriage and civil partnership Public Sector Equality Duty The Public Sector Equality Duty was created by the Equality Act and has two parts; the general duty and the specific duty. The general equality requires us to have regard…

This page is specifically for Children and Young People and their parents and carers.  Below you will find a list of leaflets, resources and advice that you may find useful.   Sensory workshop workbook You may find this workbook useful when creating strategies for your child or young person. Sensory workshop workbook   Bathing Skills Bath time Visual aid for bath routine - boys Visual aid for bath routine - girls   Examples from workshops Examples of applying this knowledge to everyday activities   Feeding skills Feeding skills leaflet Meal times    Hair and nail care skills Hair care Nail…

Your information and how we keep it confidential We ask you for information about yourself so that you can receive proper care and treatment. It is very important that the information you give us is accurate and up to date. We keep this information safely, together with details of your care. Everyone working for the NHS has a legal duty to keep information about you confidential. However, you may be receiving care from other people as well as the NHS (like Social Services). So that we can all work together for your benefit we may need to share some information…

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…

Press office We request that all press and media enquiries are directed to communications team, Press Office, in the first instance. We will endeavour to respond to your request promptly. The press office at the Trust is contactable:  Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, excluding Bank/Public holidays.    We have a duty of care to our patients, service users, their carers, and staff on Trust premises. This means that interviews, filming or photography cannot be carried out on the Trust sites without the express permission of the communications team. All requests for interviewing/photographing patients or staff must be made through…

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How to make a referral Referrals should be made using the childrens occupational therapy referral form below and emailed directly to the team using the email address provided on the referral form. Who can refer? Referrals are accepted from Health Care Professionals, Social Care Teams, and Education.The forms below are being updated, please ensure referrals using these forms are emailed to the updated email address below. Referrals should be made using this form Referral guidelines for children's occupational therapy Referral advice line for those referring to the service Our Children’s occupational therapy referral advice and duty phone line is now completed…

Due to national guidelines for dentistry the service is operating in a different way: At present we are providing dental pain relief if required for urgent treatment. You can contact our clinics (see details on right of this page) for urgent advice. We also provide weekday evening advice clinics, Monday to Thursday, 5.30pm to 8pm.  If you require urgent dental advice outside the hours listed please telephone 111. Please note at peak times patients will be triaged in line with their clinical need and the most urgent cases will be given priority; patients are therefore advised to telephone at the…