Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is the focus of BBC’s six-part documentary series Saving Lives in Cardiff — and the first episode will air on Tuesday, 20 August.

Reviews into suspected patient safety incidents of healthcare-acquired (nosocomial) COVID-19 during the onset of the pandemic have concluded their initial investigation, following a national programme of work to coordinate investigations of the unusually high number of incidents recorded.

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.

Public Health Wales are pleased to announce the appointment of Claire Birchall as Executive Director of Quality and Nursing at Public Health Wales on a permanent basis.

The restaurant at the University Hospital of Wales has introduced a new salad bar to provide staff, patients and visitors with healthier - and tastier - meal options at lunchtime.

PC Martin Baggett is currently Wales’ only dedicated Hospital Liaison Officer. Originally a Neighbourhood Beat Manager dedicated to the University Hospital of Wales, his role was expanded around a year ago to cover all hospital sites across the Health Board.

Vacancy for a Volunteer Services Co-ordinator

Closing date: 1st September 2024

We’re looking for someone with a passion for volunteering and who has experience and understanding of the value volunteers can bring to supporting end of life care for people and their families and carers.

Great news! The long-awaited Versus Arthritis activity group Lead by John and Ann Heard will commence from 25th September 1-3pm at Llanishen Baptist Church, Fidlas Rd, Llanishen Cardiff CF14 5LZ.

Dewis Cymru has been developed to help people find information about organisations and services that can help them take control of their own wellbeing.

The Minister for Social Care, Dawn Bowden, has heard first-hand how Welsh Government funding is benefitting people to live and age well.

The Emergency Unit at the University Hospital of Wales remains under significant pressure, much like Emergency Departments across Wales. However, over the last two years, colleagues at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board have worked tirelessly to put improvements in place to transform the environment for both patients attending and colleagues working within the Emergency Unit.

On Monday 2nd September, the maternity and neonatal units at Princess of Wales Hospital (POW) within Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTM) University Health Board will close for 12 weeks to allow urgent and essential refurbishment work to take place.

Sessions available in September 2024 & October 2024

Wednesday – 28th 2024, Online via Teams, 12pm – 1pm

Children and adults who missed out on two doses of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine will be able to take advantage of pop-up vaccination sessions during the school summer holidays.

Treating failing eyesight and high cholesterol are two new ways to lower the risk of dementia developing, a major report suggests. Scientists have now identified 14 health issues which, if reduced or eliminated, could theoretically prevent nearly half of dementias in the world.

A survey is currently live, organised by RNID, the aim of which is to assess the support available to people living in Cardiff and the Vale who wear hearing aids of think that they might be losing their hearing. The survey is live until the 2nd September.

Data from the latest Sexual Health Trends in Wales report reveals a rise in gonorrhoea and syphilis cases across Wales. The number of gonorrhoea diagnoses jumped by 27% in 2023 compared to the previous year, reaching a total of 5,292 cases. Similarly, syphilis diagnoses saw a 20% increase, with 507 cases reported, marking a 17% rise from the previous peak in 2019.

Patients or relatives and advocates of patients, who are in hospital at University Hospital of Wales, or University Hospital Llandough are now able to call for immediate help and advice if they are concerned about deterioration.

The aim of the service is to improve the lives of children who have epilepsy, whether that be through training the professionals that work with them, signposting their parents and carers to services that can support them, or raising awareness of epilepsy so that those who live with the condition can be better understood.