With funding received via Cardiff and Vale Health Board we are excited to announce that ‘Fit Bluebirds’ is now running in the Vale of Glamorgan. FIT Bluebirds is a FREE health programme for men and women aged 35-65 who are looking to lose weight, get fitter and lead a more active life.

This week Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is celebrating Volunteers’ Week, and saying thank you to the hundreds of people who freely give their time to make such a difference to patients, services and staff.

Thanks to the support of the Cardiff Third Sector Council, Cardiff and Vale Regional Partnership Board and Llais, VOICES ADFOCAD will be hosting the second annual Cardiff and Vale Unpaid Carers Assembly at Sophia Gardens Cricket Ground on October 2nd 2024.

The newsletter highlights the Vale 50+ Strategy Forum's recent activity which has taken place since the Annual General Meeting at the end of last year.

Public health officials are reminding parents and carers to ensure that their children are fully vaccinated with two doses of the MMR vaccine, as cases in the Gwent measles outbreak rise to 17.

The most common form of cancer diagnosed in Wales in 2020 was still non-melanoma skin cancer, despite a 17 per cent drop in diagnoses since 2019 associated with restrictions during the pandemic.

Public Health Wales recognise that local people are very concerned about the odours around the landfill site at Withyhedge. We continue to call for improved air quality data to be provided, to allow us to make a health risk assessment of the site.

Public Health Wales has released its most recent Child Measurement Programme official statistics which cover the period 2022-23.

As the Infected Blood Inquiry report is published, we would like to remind people that there is a free home testing service in Wales that you can use to test for blood borne viruses.

Used, unwanted or out-of-date inhalers must go back to community pharmacy for safe disposal. Many end up in landfill which is not the correct place and is also not good for the environment.

A patient with cystic fibrosis is aiming to become the first person with the rare disease to row across the Atlantic.

Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) are developing a strategic workforce plan to recruit, retrain, train and transform the nursing workforce in Wales by providing recommendations to action to meet the current and future demand.

As the population of Cardiff and the Vale continues to grow, it becomes more important that the Health Board develops new models of care that are person centric and empower people to responsibly manage their own health.

The Welsh Government has responded to the latest NHS performance data published today.

A bill to remove private profit from the care of looked-after children, part of the wider and radical transformation of children’s care in Wales, has been introduced today.

The Disability Services Advocacy Team are here to support with raising awareness of the different Disability Services benefits and grants

Saturday 25th May 2024 10am - 4pm

FREE walks, talks and hands-on wildlife recording

Join Butterfly Conservation for a day exploring and recording the nature around Old Castle and Ogmore Downs.

A nurse who spent two months with clinicians and patients in the southern African country of Lesotho has reflected on her "unforgettable" experience.

Applications are now open for 2024/25 Third Sector Small Grant Scheme – Community Action Fund. This scheme supports community action and volunteering to improve the local community, local environment and the health and wellbeing with grants of up to £3000. The deadline for submission of 12 noon on 21st June 2024.

Around 2,000 fewer women in Wales will need to have an anti-D injection during their pregnancy, thanks to a new cell-free fetal DNA testing programme being launched today.