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Vale of Glamorgan Public Services Board's Age Friendly Vale Draft Action Plan
The Vale of Glamorgan's Public Services Board (PSB) are working together with local community organisations and members to help make the Vale an even better place for us to grow older in. In October 2023, the Vale of Glamorgan became the fourth local authority area in Wales to be awarded Age Friendly Status from the World Health Organisation.
Listen and Connect, Telephone Listening Service for Lonely and Isolated Older People
Age Cymru have launched a brand-new, volunteer-led, telephone listening service called Listen and Connect. The service is for older people who may be experiencing feelings of loneliness and isolation. Volunteers provide a safe space where people are listened to and supported to explore the issues that are important to them.
Acute Spine Ward Team listed as Runner Up in the SIA Rebuilding Lives Awards
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is delighted to announce the A5 North Team at the University Hospital of Wales has been awarded runner up in the SIA Rebuilding Lives Awards.
Armed Forces Week 2024
To mark Armed Forces Week 2024, we’re shining a light on some of our amazing colleagues who have roles within the Armed Forces alongside their positions at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, as either regulars, reservists or veterans.
Keep yourself and loved ones safe during the hot weather
Hot weather is expected across Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan over the coming days with highs of 26C. If you are out and about enjoying the weather, please keep yourself safe.
Give your feedback on the information Public Health Wales produces
People in Wales are invited to give their feedback on the information, data and knowledge that Public Health Wales shares.
Welsh Children's Cancer Charity CEO wins Director of the Year 2024
Menai Owen-Jones, Chief Executive Officer of Welsh Children’s Cancer Charity, LATCH, has won Director of the Year at the Institute of Directors Wales Awards 2024. The Awards celebrate outstanding leaders across sectors in Wales each year, highlighting those who excel in areas such as Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Sustainability, Agility and Resilience and much more.
New guide to help reduce the risk of dementia
A new resource to help residents of Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan understand how to reduce their likelihood of developing dementia was launched during Dementia Action Week.
Maternity Service Update: Change in Discharge Park Medication
As of the 1st July 2024, maternity services will no longer be providing paracetamol as a routine medication in a patient’s discharge pack.
Three Cardiff and Vale UHB projects win NHS Sustainability Awards
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board are delighted to announce that three of its environmentally sustainable initiatives have won at the NHS Wales Sustainability Awards.
World Blood Donor Day 2024 – The importance of donating blood
Without blood donations from members of the public, hospitals across Wales could not be supplied with the blood stock they need to care for patients.
Surgery Clinical Board Recruitment Event
On 29 June 2024, Surgery Clinical Board and the Surgical Hub at Llandough will be hosting a recruitment event. Please join to learn more about the new surgical hub at Llandough, meet the team and take a tour. There are guaranteed interviews on the day if you are shortlisted.
Walkie Talkie: the new weekly walking group designed to get people talking about their mental health
Every Wednesday, police liaison officers will be at Heath Park to host a safe space for colleagues and the community to take a moment during their busy schedules to just walk and talk.
Walk-in COVID-19 Spring Boosters now available to eligible people at Mass Vaccination Centres
People who are eligible for the COVID-19 Spring Booster but have not received it can now walk into one of Cardiff and Vale UHB’s Mass Vaccination Centres.
Award-winning volunteer radio station in the heart of the hospital
Run entirely by a team of committed volunteers, Hospital Radio Glamorgan has been named one of the top three hospital radio stations in the UK for a second consecutive year.
Early Years Minister launches anti-racist guidance for childcare settings
Early Years Minister Jayne Bryant has welcomed guidance aimed at creating an anti-racist culture in childcare settings in Wales during a launch event in North Wales.
Welsh Government response to latest NHS Wales performance data: April and May 2024
The Welsh Government has responded to the latest NHS performance data published today
Paperless clinic and kits to reduce medicine waste winners at NHS awards
Healthcare professionals have been awarded for their successes in making NHS services more environmentally friendly at the Welsh Sustainability awards 2024.
Recognition in schools vital to help young carers thrive
Minister for Social Care Dawn Bowden heard from young carers during Carers’ Week about the importance of being identified, as a first step to accessing support in school.
Thousands more now getting the right urgent and emergency care, in the right place, the first time
More than 200,000 people accessed new NHS services developed through the Welsh Government's pioneering Six Goals programme as an alternative to emergency department care or admission to hospital last year.