As we head into autumn and winter, the Welsh Government is reminding everyone a few simple actions can help protect you and your family from common winter illnesses and support the NHS to focus on people who need the most care.

ATRS is a standardised way of recording and sharing information about how the public sector uses algorithmic tools.

At the end of August, GVS hosted a special food knowledge and kitchen skills event for their regular FoodShare Pantry customers. 

Our café welcomes people living with dementia and their carers.  It is a safe and supported place to make new friends, get additional information and shared experience.

You are invited to the Vale 50+ Strategy Forum’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday 17^th October 2024 11:00am – 1:00pm in the Dunraven Room of the Civic Offices, Holton Road, Barry, CF63 4RU.

We are a volunteer led project and we work very closely with Health Visitors, Midwives and other Professional to provide a safe place for a new baby to sleep in by giving a new Mum who would otherwise struggle with the cost a Moses Basket. 

The Vale of Glamorgan Council's Healthy Living Team are gathering information regarding residents’ physical activity levels.

Mae Tîm Byw'n Iach Cyngor Bro Morgannwg yn casglu gwybodaeth am lefelau gweithgaredd corfforol trigolion.

For the sessions available in October 2024 & November 2024 please click here.

Wednesday 9th October 2024

Online via Teams 11.30am - 12.30pm

Sesiwn Wybodaeth: Therapi Llaw, Dydd Mercher – Hydref 9 2024 - Ar-lein dros Teams 11.30 yb – 12.30 yp.

FREE Information Session: Hand Therapy on Wednesday 9th October 2024 Online via Teams 11.30am - 12.30pm

Carers Wales will be hosting a Workplace Champion Recruitment session on Thursday 7th November 2024 at 12pm. 

If your organisation has the facilities and is able to light up a building in blue on 12 October, Cymru Versus Arthritis would be very grateful if the organisation could share a picture of the building lit up in blue from its social media account on the day with the suggested wording below.

Last week Cardiff and Vale UHB welcomed the new intake of students through the Project SEARCH pre-employment programme.  Nine students have joined the health board - five full time and four part time - who will be working in a range of areas across the health board over the next year to gain skills and experience. 

This is a new fortnightly sports-related activity group for people living with dementia and their caregivers at Cardiff Rugby Club. Come along and enjoy fun activities and meet new friends. (Light refreshments included)

My name is Matthew Stevens, and I am a Trussell Trust campaign coordinator (based in Taff Ely Foodbank but working with foodbanks and communities across RCT, Bridgend, and the Vale of Glamorgan). I am working on a campaign created by Trussell Trust and Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Guarantee our Essentials - which seeks to encourage the government to reform universal credit in a way that stops it from forcing people from having to choose between heating their homes and feeding their families.

Diagnostic errors can be delayed, missed or incorrect and happen at every stage of the diagnostic process in all healthcare settings. 

Thank you to everyone who attended the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 11^th September 2024.

‘In the Spotlight’ this month is Holly SanMiguel. Holly first experienced Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital as a patient when her son was born with a large ventricular septal defect, then served as a volunteer, before becoming a Children's Health Care Support Worker in the Paediatric Emergency Unit.