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Geriatric medicine
The department of geriatric medicine at Hereford County Hospital includes the following services.
- Community hospitals: The department supports the management of older in-patients in Ross, Leominster and Bromyard Community Hospitals, with consultant advice and input to ward patient reviews as needed.
- Falls service: Patients undergo multidisciplinary assessment based on NICE guidelines to identify and treat risk factors for falls. They are then provided with a personalised management plan.
- Orthogeriatrics: Our aim is that all frail elderly patients admitted under the orthopaedic surgeons are assessed pre and post operatively to optimise medical conditions. This includes comprehensive medical assessment, falls assessment, rehabilitation and osteoporosis treatment by the multidisciplinary team.
- Movement disorder: A weekly, consultant led outpatient clinic (Dr Wales) with specialist nurse input and neurophysiotherapy support.
- Front door frailty team: A multi-disciplinary team working in the Emergency Department, providing comprehensive assessment of older people. The aim of the team is to avoid unnecessary admissions to hospital and enable supported discharges back home with close liaison with the community teams.
Inpatients
The bed provision for geriatric medicine is as follows.
Arrow ward: a 25 bedded ward providing holistic management of older people requiring longer inpatient stays in hospital. The medical staff are supported by a multidisciplinary team which meet on a daily basis.
Additional information
The department currently consists of two substantive consultants in geriatric medicine.
- Dr Emma Wales
- Dr Rodric Jenkin
The department is supported by long-term locum consultants.
Contact Details
Departmental Phone number
01432 364189
Department Fax number
01432 372982
Dr Emma Wales
Secretary – Clare Reese / Sarah Haynes ext 5478
Dr Rodric Jenkin
Secretary – Clare Reese / Sarah Haynes ext 5478