Wye Valley NHS Trust

Health psychology

Service overview

The Health Psychology Service provides specialist psychology services for people affected by Acquired Brain Injury, Stroke, Cancer, Palliative Care and Long-Term Physical Health Conditions.  We provide psychological support through individual, couple, or sometimes family sessions, through groups, and by advising and supporting other services.  We use a range of psychological approaches, and are staffed by clinical psychologists and an assistant psychologist with administrative support.

These service pathways aim to help people enjoy a better quality of life, and to live well with the challenges that physical health difficulties can bring.  This typically involves helping people with some of the difficult thoughts, feelings and choices that come with living with physical health difficulties. 

We see individuals who are registered with a Herefordshire GP.  Some specific services also have an arrangement in place for seeing people from Gwent, Powys or other counties.

Where to find us and how to contact us:

Vaughan Building
Ruckhall Lane
Belmont
Hereford
HR2 9RP

Depending on which service they are engaging with, individuals may be seen in a range of places, including the following:

• Acquired Brain Injury: Vaughan Building (Belmont), occasionally Hereford County Hospital wards
• Stroke: Vaughan Building (Belmont)
• Cancer and Palliative Care:  Vaughan Building (Belmont), occasionally St Michael’s Hospice
• Long Term Physical Health Conditions: Vaughan Building (Belmont)

Office telephone/voicemail: 

Acquired Brain Injury: 01432 363934
Stroke: 01432 347671
Cancer and Palliative Care: 01432 347697
Long Term Conditions: 01432 347671 

The service operates from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, though as a small service calls may go to answerphone at times.