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Co-developing Mental Health and Wellbeing in Cardiff and the Vale By Cardiff and Vale Local Public Health Team
Location: Cardiff City Stadium, Leckwith Road, Cardiff, CF11 8AZ
Date: 4th December 2025, from 9am to 4:30pm GMT
The DPJ Foundation’s free mental health awareness training
Join us online for The DPJ Foundation’s free mental health awareness training on our last dates of 2025 / Ymunwch â ni ar-lein ar gyfer hyfforddiant ymwybyddiaeth iechyd meddwl am ddim Y DPJ ar ein dyddiadau olaf yn 2025 :
Dweud Eich Dweud ar Gynllun Gweithredu Dementia Cymru yn y Dyfodol
Mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn datblygu Cynllun Gweithredu Dementia newydd i Gymru, ac rydym am sicrhau bod lleisiau pobl yng Nghaerdydd a Bro Morgannwg yn cael eu clywed.
Have Your Say on the Future Dementia Action Plan for Wales
Welsh Government is developing a new Dementia Action Plan for Wales, and we want to make sure the voices of people in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan are heard.
A Guide to Home Safety
To view South Wales Fire and Rescue Services. “A Guide to Home Safety”, please click here.
Introducing Vale Family Compass – Launching Monday 3 November
From Monday3 November, we will be launching the Vale Family Compass – a new single front door to access services including…
2025 Understanding Disability Awards
This special event celebrates the individuals, groups, and organisations making a real difference in promoting inclusion and understanding of disability in our communities.
Become a Workplace Champion and help those people balancing Work and Care in your Organisation
More than 1 in 7 people are balancing paid work with unpaid caring responsibilities in Wales, yet many are unaware of the support available to them. Join us for a free online session to learn about the Workplace Champion role and how it plays a key part.
More than 200,000 calls to urgent mental health service
The national 111 press 2 service, which has transformed access to support for urgent mental health issues, has received more than 200,000 calls since its launch.
The service was rolled out nationwide in December 2022 and provides immediate support for people experiencing mental health difficulties.
COVID-19 vaccine autumn 2025 campaign
People in the following groups will be eligible for a single dose of COVID-19 vaccine during the spring 2025 COVID-19 vaccination programme:
residents in a care home for older adults
all adults aged 75 years and over
individuals aged 6 months and over who are immunosuppressed, as defined in tables 3 and 4 of the COVID-19 chapter of the Green Book
Contact: Survey for families living in Wales
Do the people making decisions about services for families really understand family life?
At Contact, we want to make sure that they do, and that your voice is heard in the conversations that affect children with disabilities and additional needs.
We’re reviewing how well families in Wales are supported and whether parent carers feel they have a say in the policies and services that affect them.
Preparing Wales for winter
The NHS and social care in Wales are getting extra support to prepare for winter pressures and households are getting support to stay warm.
The Welsh Government is today setting out comprehensive plans before the challenges of winter arrive.
Celebrating the Gift of Sight: New Eye Retrieval Service Launches at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
On World Sight Day, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is proud to announce the launch of an Eye Retrieval Service, the first of its kind in Wales.
The initiative has been launched in partnership with NHS Blood and Transplant Services and will ensure that corneal donations continue to transform the lives of patients in-need, giving people back the gift of sight.
Baby Loss Awareness Week 2025
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.
Forget-me-not Chorus launches additional daytime service
In the darker months, we are running a new Clocks Change project where a daytime choir will meet in the newly reopened Copthorne Hotel, Vale of Glamorgan to sing whilst the sun shines.
Mondays 11:00 - 12:30 pm (starting 20th October and running until March 2026)
More than two-thirds of Welsh pharmacies now provide electronic prescribing
The Electronic Prescription Service, which enables prescriptions to be transferred electronically between GPs and pharmacies, is now available in 7 out of 10 of pharmacies
Parents in Wales to receive improved neonatal care support
Families with premature and sick babies in Wales will receive better support through a new programme to improve neonatal care standards across the country
£1.1 million to champion Age-Friendly Wales on International Day of Older People
The Welsh Government has announced £1.1 million to support Age Friendly Officers across Wales.
99% of pharmacies now able to treat UTIs
The overwhelming majority of pharmacies across Wales will be providing free treatment for a common infection without an appointment or prescription.
New contract will improve access to NHS dentistry
A new dental contract for Wales will improve access to NHS dentistry for everyone as health needs and prevention are put at the heart of the new system.