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If you'd like to come along to our new activity group on Saturday 25th March at 1.30pm,

Date: Friday 24 March 2023

Time: 10.30-12.30

Venue: Temple of Peace, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff CF10 3AP

People & Homes 2023 Conference.

Tueday 20th June 2023.

Village Hotel, Swansea & online.

Come along to Sight Cymru’s free webinar, Understanding Charles Bonnet Syndrome, on Thursday 23rd March 2023 from 11.00 - 12.45pm

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board are still accepting walk-in appointments for your flu vaccination and COVID-19 Autumn Booster for all eligible groups until 31 March.

More than 90% of young care leavers who are eligible have signed up for the Basic Income pilot scheme in the first 6 months since it was launched.

Women Connect First annual International Women’s Day event taking place on Monday 13th March, 2023 at City Hall, Cardiff.

For Young Carers Action Day - Wednesday 15 March 2023 – Carers Trust are asking MPs, organisations and individuals to pledge their support for young carers and young adult carers.

The Welsh Government has confirmed that a spring COVID-19 booster vaccination programme will begin on 1st April for the most vulnerable, including people over 75.

As part of the Vale Council’s Warm Spaces initiative, funding was secured to put on free events and activities at Cowbridge and Llantwit Major Libraries. Libraries have always been warm, welcoming spaces with access to free Wi-Fi, computers, study areas, books, and other resources and so are ideally placed to offer a Warm Space to the residents of the Vale.

We are delighted that Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon Miss Indu Deglurkar has been recognised for her outstanding surgical outcomes.

A public consultation seeking views on making the review process following a person’s death easier and quicker for families has opened.

The George Cross presented to the NHS in Wales has gone on display to the nation at the St Fagans National Museum of History.

Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, our existing ten-year strategy, was launched back in 2015, following its development with colleagues, stakeholders and the public. In January and February 2023, we are engaging with colleagues across the organisation, as well as some of our key stakeholders, to begin the development of our refreshed strategy. We will be hosting many workshops and events to gather as much feedback as possible.

A grants scheme to help Community Buildings in the Vale of Glamorgan to assist them during the current Cost of Living Crisis.

Wales’s commitment to health and wellbeing and putting health at the heart of policies has been showcased at a World Health Organisation (WHO) event in Copenhagen.

New breakthroughs, including a diagnostic test for a condition that can cause still births, are improving healthcare across Wales, supported by a new Innovation Strategy for Wales.

During this time of crisis bringing communities together is all important. Make your voice heard by taking a few minutes to tell us how connected you feel with your community and help us to develop life - changing programmes or campaigns with you in mind.

To celebrate Rare Disease Day 2023, Cardiff and the Vale University Health Board has taken a look at the progress made by those working to improve the lives of people living with rare diseases.