Primary schools across the Vale of Glamorgan came together last month to celebrate their fantastic work in promoting positive health and wellbeing. 

The Vale Family Information service is inviting service users including professionals to complete a short survey about the content and accessibility of this year’s summer edition Index Newsletter.

Cruse Bereavement Support is able to offer a 3 hour 'Impact of Bereavement on Children and Young People' training course, which can be delivered in your organisation via Zoom to up to 14 people by a Cruse trainer. This training is suitable for those organisations working with Children and Young People

Public Health Wales’ latest annual report into sexual health has shown greater access and take up of STI testing. As in other parts of the UK this has meant that Wales has seen an increase in the number of diagnoses of STIs, with a notable rise in diagnoses of gonorrhoea, chlamydia and syphilis.

New analysis by Public Health Wales finds that the terms that allow the UK to join a large Indo-Pacific trading bloc could make it more difficult for Wales to take strong public health action in the future to protect health and well-being.

Following 14 weeks of public engagement, the first phase of the Emergency Medical Retrieval and Transfer Service (EMRTS) Review - about how to further improve the air ambulance service in Wales that is provided in partnership – has ended.

There are still some places available on Four Winds free mindfulness workshop to be held from 5.30pm to 7.30pm at Asda Community Room, Ferry Road, Cardiff.  Click here to view their flyer for details and how to book.

Are you looking after someone? If you are, you’re not alone. Around 3 in 5 of us will be carers at some point in our lives. There are, however, many in our communities providing care but do not see themselves as an unpaid carer and are not aware of their rights. They may not know what support is available or may struggle to access help.

As part of the celebrations for the 75th anniversary of the NHS, Public Health Wales has released an exciting new video; this highlights key milestones in the organisation’s development, from the time it was set up in its current form in 2009 - one of the now 12 public bodies that make up NHS Wales.

Public Health Wales’ Behavioural Science Unit is pleased to announce the launch of two new PDF-based behavioural science tools to help practitioners and policy makers better understand and influence human behaviour.

Recent development of the ‘Antibiotic Eye’ online portal will enable healthcare professionals in Wales to have more localised and timely data on the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) position in the communities in which they work.

Following a recommendation by the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) in 2016, Public Health Wales is implementing a change to the Diabetic Eye Screening programme in Wales.

Smoking was a lifelong habit for 66-year-old Denise Jenkins. After trying her first cigarette as a “naughty schoolgirl” at the age of 15, the Splott resident was hooked.

People in Wales who are at risk of their heart stopping suddenly may be fitted with wearable defibrillators following new guidance by Health Technology Wales (HTW).

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is delighted to congratulate Lead Nurse Practitioner Tara Rees for her wins at the Nurse of the Year Awards hosted by Royal College of Nursing Wales.

Just six minutes after midnight on July 5, 1948, Peter Woolston was born at St David’s Hospital in Cardiff weighing a healthy 9lb 8oz.

Cardiff Community Alcohol Partnership (CAP) has won a UK-wide award for its work in educating students and young people about the risks of excessive drinking.  

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is holding a recruitment event on 18 July, showcasing the vast variety of roles across the Health Board. The event will be held at the Hilton Hotel in Cardiff and will be open to anyone with an interest in a starting a career with the Health Board.

Organisations across Wales are giving permission to their employees to swap traditional work shoes for comfortable footwear such as trainers to help boost their physical activity levels.   

On Wednesday July 5th the National Health Service (NHS) reaches a significant milestone in celebrating 75 years since its conception.