News and reports

Plans are in place to move Moorfields Eye Hospital to a new location and design a new patient friendly centre.

The Integrated Musculoskeletal (MSK) services in Herts Valleys have now moved all appointments to either virtual or telephone appointments.

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is affecting all our daily lives. Social distancing and self-isolation in particular can be difficult to cope with, and can have a significant impact on our mental health

We worked with our Learning Disability Service Watch Group to co-produce an Annual Health Check research project. The focus of the work was to investigate the uptake and quality of Annual Health Checks from the Learning Disability Community.

The Coronavirus outbreak is placing huge pressure on our local hospitals. So that they can look after patients with acute needs, hospitals are changing the way patients are discharged.

Take a look at our advice article on the organisations and groups that can support you if you’re grieving.

In response to the current crisis surrounding coronavirus (COVID-19), please see below some key information that we hope will be useful to the public within Hertfordshire and beyond.

In light of recent Public Health and Healthwatch England advice we have been reviewing our activity in response to the coronavirus outbreak.

The report from our visit to Minor Injuries, Beckett ward and Outpatients at St Albans City Hospital using our legal power to Enter and View.

Read more about our February 2020 Board meeting in public. Our Board members reviewed and signed off our ‘Patient Experience at West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust’ report.

​​​​​​​Avoid the wait at the GP and know when to visit your pharmacist instead. Look at how your pharmacist can help you.

The East of England Ambulance service took over the contract for Non-Emergency Patient Transport in October 2018. This means that they now provide the service across Hertfordshire instead of the previous provider.