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How was your Urgent Same Day Care Service?
Llais are undertaking a national piece of work in regard to urgent same day care services.
Supporting people with arthritis to get moving and gain confidence
Saturday 12 October is World Arthritis Day, an opportunity to raise awareness of the impact of arthritis on the hundreds of thousands of people across Wales who are living with the condition.
New prayer mats available for patients in need
In hospital buildings across Cardiff and the Vale, Sanctuary rooms are available to patients, staff and visitors, providing a safe space for people to pray, collect their thoughts or seek support.
Welsh Government Consultation - Youth work in Wales: delivering for young people
We are consulting on a new statutory framework for youth work.
Art & Arthritis 6-week Self-Management course
Every Wednesday 6th November to 11th December 2024
Online 2-3pm
Bowel Screening Age Lowered to 50 in Wales
From 9 October, people aged 50 in Wales will become eligible for bowel screening through the NHS. Those registered with a GP will automatically receive a free bowel screening test kit every two years. People aged 51-74 are already eligible for the programme.
‘Employers have a responsibility to support the mental health of those who work for them,’ says Minister
Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing, Sarah Murphy, has stressed the importance of mental health in the workplace during a visit to an employer leading the way with supporting their employees.
Alzheimer’s Society new Sports and Memory Café starting on Tuesday 15th October 2024
Meeting on a Tuesday every fortnight between 11.00am - 12.30pm in the Cardiff Rugby Clubhouse, this sports-related activity group gives the opportunity for people living with dementia and their caregivers to come together socially in a safe environment to reminisce about their passion for sports and take part in activities with others who have similar diagnoses.
Art & Arthritis 6-week Self-Management course
Every Wednesday 6th November to 11th December 2024, Online 2-3pm
Free mental health and wellbeing courses – book today
The Recovery and Wellbeing College provide a range of free courses on a range of mental health and wellbeing topics for those with lived experience of mental health challenges, service users, carers and staff.
Baby Loss Awareness Week: honoring our lost little ones
To mark Baby Loss Awareness Week (9th-15th October), the Patient Experience Team have set up memorial trees at both University Hospital of Wales and University Hospital of Llandough.
Swedish stem cell donor meets Welsh recipient and tours University Hospital of Wales after lifesaving donation
In 2019, Martyn was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia. Having been given a life expectancy of 1-2 years, he knew the only way to survive was to receive a stem cell transplant.
Cardiff and Vale UHB children's nurse receives 'Inspirational Nurse' award
Rhian Greenslade, the WellChild Discharge Liaison Nurse for Children with Complex Health Needs at the Noah’s Ark Children's Hospital for Wales, has been named as a winner in the prestigious national 2024 WellChild Awards.
Bowel screening age lowered to 50 in Wales
Thousands more people will automatically receive at-home bowel screening tests to help save more lives.
Do you care for a child with additional learning needs?
Can you help us to expand our childcare and holiday/respite provision for children with additional learning needs? Complete the Survey and enter our competition for a chance to win a Mobile phone, free calls and data for a year.
Public Health Outcomes Framework reporting tool updated with latest data
First published in March 2016, the purpose of the Public Health Outcomes Framework is to help understand the impact which individual behaviours, public services, programmes and policies are having on health and wellbeing in Wales.
Warning for those who are clinically at risk, to understand the dangers of flu and get their vaccines ahead of winter.
Flu can be life threatening for people with certain health conditions. That’s why Public health experts in Wales are encouraging those who are clinically at risk to ensure they get vaccinated against the flu as well as COVID-19 this autumn. It will help protect them from getting secondary infections.
Cancer incidence recovering toward pre-pandemic levels
Cancer incidence in Wales is showing signs of recovery to pre-pandemic levels of detection, with notable improvements in the detection rates for bowel and female breast cancers between 2020 and 2021.
New Primary Care Clusters Dashboard provides rich data for users
Launching today (25th September 2024), Public Health Wales has published a new Primary Care Clusters Dashboard, which includes a range of indicators about the 64 primary care clusters in Wales, to help them to plan and inform their priorities and address any inequalities within their clusters.
Over 10 percent of deaths in Wales due to smoking
New analysis from Public Health Wales shows that were an average of 3,845 deaths in Wales in 2022 were due to smoking in Wales every year between 2020 and 2022: more than one in ten of all deaths amongst those over 35.