Statement from Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care Jeremy Miles

It’s Carers Rights Day 2024 on the 21st of November - If you are an unpaid carer or young carer in Cardiff or the Vale of Glamorgan please join us for a regional shortbreaks schemes launch to find out about the locally funded breaks you can access over the winter.

Are you an older person (aged 50+) willing to share your thoughts and experiences regarding age discrimination?Join Age Cymru on the 4^th November at Cathays Park, Cardiff to take part in a friendly discussion where you can share your views on the challenges and issues faced by older people, explore ways to address ageism and help guide their work to improve the lives of older people across Wales.

New research from Public Health Wales and Bangor University, highlights how adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are experienced across generations.

Primary school children have joined forces with Cardiff and Vale University Health Board to promote the importance of the nasal spray flu vaccine.

Response from Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

There’s a new way to register your interest for a place at an NHS dentist in Cardiff and Vale.

Health Secretary Jeremy Miles is today (Thursday 24th October) announcing £28m to help the NHS cut the longest waiting times.

More than 650,000 babies have benefited from the newborn hearing screening programme in Wales, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this month.

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.  

Patients, colleagues and volunteers at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board’s Park Road Houses have worked together to transform a piece of disused land into a thriving therapeutic garden, and have been recognised as runners up in the Collaborative Green Space Projects Award at the NHS Forest Awards on 4 October. 

Around 55,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer in the UK each year. Although breast cancer is more common in women over 50, it can still affect younger women. 

The city of Cardiff has been granted a Gold Sustainable Food Places Award, recognising the success of its joined-up approach to building a sustainable and healthy food system.

Physical activity among secondary school pupils in Wales has increased, reversing a decline that started in 2017.  

A ground-breaking new study hosted in Wales is aiming to ensure high-risk prostate cancer patients receive the highest level of care.

On Saturday 12 October, Barry Beavers Disabled Swimming Club travelled to Rhondda Sports Centre to compete in the Welsh Regionals. Six of our swimmers won Gold medals and will be representing Wales at the Nationals in Crewe.

Llais are undertaking a national piece of work in regard to urgent same day care services.

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.

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.

We are consulting on a new statutory framework for youth work.