Public Health Wales is highlighting opportunities for closer collaboration between the health and housing sectors, to help ensure all families in Wales can live in homes that protect and promote their health and well-being. 

This year’s Welsh Public Health Conference will be taking place on Wednesday 22 October in Glamorgan Cricket, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff.

Wales has become one of the first nations in the world to start vaccinating people against the sexually transmitted infection gonorrhoea. 

A new course for health and social care staff will help meet the needs of Welsh-speaking patients and develop the Welsh language skills of the workforce.

The number of harmful drinkers could be reduced by nearly 5,000 people under plans to raise the minimum unit price of alcohol in Wales.

This plan will act as a roadmap for how Cardiff & Vale University Health Board will deliver all services for the next ten years. The plan will be co-produced with our local communities and be built on the values of inclusivity, honestly and consistency.

Too few people know their rights, what they can reasonably expect from services, or how they can play their own part in staying well and that is why Llais is leading The Health and Social Care We Want: a national conversation about creating clearer, fairer, and more person-centred services.

Staff on our Nephrology (kidney) and transplant wards have been the first to use and experience our new electronic prescribing system. This system replaces paper medication charts with digital devices.

On World Hepatitis Day, new data from Public Health Wales shows progress towards eliminating hepatitis B and C in Wales. 

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is pleased to announce that the SWAN (Syndromes Without A Name) Clinic, based at University Hospital of Wales, has secured recurrent funding following a successful three-year pilot.

The next Chief Executive of the NHS in Wales will be Jacqueline Totterdell, currently the Group Chief Executive Officer, St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group.

As the season brings longer days and brighter skies, we’re continuing our mission to support older people across Cardiff and the Vale with services that make a real difference.

Public Health Wales has advised farmers running public lamb-feeding events to avoid offering close contact with animals, such as holding, cuddling and kissing lambs.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is introducing a new digital system to make accessing maternity records, care plans and important information easier and more convenient.

Sister Mercedes Musgrove, Practice Nurse at Dinas Powys Medical Centre, has been named this month’s Health Hero in recognition of the exceptional compassion and care she shows to patients.

A new pre-paid card will be rolled out across Wales to give people who receive gluten-free food on prescription greater choice and freedom.

The number of people waiting more than an hour to transfer from an ambulance into an emergency department in Wales has fallen by almost a fifth.

Advisers on the helpline can provide information and advice on advocacy, can advise on entitlement to advocacy based on care and support needs, and can signpost and refer to relevant advocacy services and other specialist services. The Service is open Monday to Friday 9am-5pm.

In partnership with the Cardiff and Vale Regional Partnership Board and GVS, Cardiff Third Sector Council are delighted to announce the 2025-26 small grant for community organisations to provide opportunities for unpaid carers to take short breaks from their caring responsibilities. Closing date is 1st August 2025

A new Public Health Wales study has highlighted the need to increase Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccination uptake in key groups and areas across Wales.