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I am pleased to share with you the Introduction to Food Vale video, premiering live today at midday: It will also be streamed on our Facebook page.

The trailer-style video invites viewers to join the good food movement in the Vale, and outlines our 3 key areas of work in our charter. It was filmed with the help of pupils from Oak Field primary school, Ysgol Gwaun Y Nant and Pencoedtre High School in Barry.

The new Chief Nursing Officer for Wales (CNO) has been confirmed as Sue Tranka, who will join the Welsh Government in summer 2021.

The Safer Pregnancy Wales Campaign aims to help expectant mothers understand the steps they can take to keep themselves and their unborn baby well.

We’re delighted to announce the launch of a new video from Food Vale, the Vale of Glamorgan’s sustainable food partnership, which sits within the Cardiff and Vale University Hospital Board.

GVS interviews local charities and voluntary organisations to hear about their amazing work within the communities they support.

Carers Trust Wales is carrying out a study on the needs and experiences of Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) carers in Wales. This will include both a traditional questionnaire/survey, and a range of in-depth interviews and focus groups.

The Community Safety Team have been visiting locations across Vale reminding people how they can report anti-social behaviour. We have also conducted patrols in areas where we have received reports of ASB or breaches of by-laws.

JCVI has advised that people over 16 who live with individuals with severely weakened immune systems should be offered COVID-19 vaccination as a priority.

This revenue-only Fund aims to support proposals which respond to the Covid-19 crisis and improve health, wellbeing and independence. The overall aim is for older people to remain living in, and engaging with, their communities for as long as they wish. The Fund is open for applications from Tuesday 4th May 2021, with a deadline for submission of 12 noon on Friday, 11th June 2021.

£22,500 available for spend in the financial year ending end March 2022. Deadline for submissions 12noon, Friday May 14th 2021

The most common side effects of the Covid-19 vaccines are pain or tenderness at the injection site - in other words, a sore arm - a UK study has suggested. Roughly one in four people had wider effects like fever, headache, nausea and fatigue.

Public Health Wales have created a survey looking at attitudes, barriers and uptake in the social care workforce.

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Reports available to download from Diverse Cymru – ‘Some early signs of Dementia’ ‘Dementia prevention’ and ‘As I walk the last mile of the way’

Ty Hapus have arranged some Spring Walks. The walks are for people living with dementia and an accompanying friend, relative or carer. We will follow the latest guidelines for safety and ensure we are in separate 'bubbles'.

From Monday 26th of April volunteers and those who are unable to work from home can order a lateral flow self-test kit to be delivered direct to their home.

Whether it’s enjoying a lunchtime walk, an active family adventure or simply moving more, physical activity can improve physical and mental wellbeing. As the days get brighter it is the perfect time to get moving. The coronavirus pandemic may have changed our daily lives, but there are still plenty of ways you can stay active, whilst staying safe.

In March, the Minister for Health and Social Services made two announcements concerning Public Health Wales’ Board membership.

Fifty former elite rugby players are being recruited to a study into whether they are more likely to show early warning signs of dementia.