Following a long and illustrious career that has spanned four decades, Ruth has worked continuously in the NHS in both England and Wales and joined Cardiff and Vale UHB in 2009. In 2019 she received an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours for her services to the nursing in the NHS.

The recently filmed Additional Learning Needs Q&A video is now live.

Citizens Advice Rhondda Cynon Taff is part of the Big Energy Saving Network. We are currently providing FREE energy training sessions to frontline workers, and community groups supporting members of the public across South Wales, to identify the signs of fuel poverty.

This guide is designed to help working carers identify themselves as carers and raise awareness of their legal rights for support in the community and the workplace.

Health and Social Care Committee updates

This scheme aims to help people with long-term physical or mental health conditions and their carers to provide clear information to health and care staff who may need to visit their home in an emergency.

RNID offer a range of services including:

Post diagnostic service - for people who have just had a recent hearing loss diagnosis.

Time for Me - a befriending service for people who have hearing loss.

Our Health Board continues to face extreme pressures across services which includes maternity. At times we have had to initiate a temporary closure of our Midwifery Led Unit and home birth services to ensure we continue to provide high-quality, safe and effective care. We apologise that temporary closures of this nature are likely to persist as we navigate ongoing pressures through this wave of COVID-19. Our ability to safely maintain these services for women, birthing people and their families remains under constant review.

Help us to help you this winter urges Health Minister Eluned Morgan as more funding to relieve pressures and help the NHS and social care this winter is announced.

Due to the pressures across the whole system our community nursing teams are facing an increased demand which means they need to reprioritise the care provided.

Healthy Homes, Healthy People work across Wales and can support people with a range of energy advice and income maximisation measures.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (UHB) Midwifery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department is pleased to bring to fruition increased capacity for elective caesarean sections at University Hospital of Wales (UHW).

Cervical Screening Wales is extending the routine screening interval for people with a cervix aged 25 - 49 from three to five years, if Human papillomavirus (HPV) is not found in their cervical screening (smear) test.