Jason Kearle’s first experience of smoking came at the age of 13 when he started taking a single cigarette out of his mother’s pack each day before school. “I remember it well. I didn’t like it in the beginning, but then you get into the habit of needing one - and that was from a really early age,” he recalled.

With Halloween just around the corner, it’s important to look out for not just ghouls and ghosts, but also for yours and other’s health and wellbeing.

Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip Jane Hutt has praised the progress and uptake of the Basic Income pilot scheme after meeting care leavers taking part in the innovative programme.

The Health Minister has thanked GPs for progress made in tackling the 8am bottleneck and making it easier for people to get appointments.

The next Health, Social Care and Wellbeing Network meeting will take place on Friday the 24th November, 10am – 12noon on TEAMS. The focus of this meeting will be the section 16 forum, formerly known as the Social Value forum. A Section 16 Forum is designed to accomplish two goals. One goal is to transform care to achieve greater wellbeing and sustainability. The second goal is to rebalance the care market to achieve greater diversity of service providers.

The UK Government via the Shared Prosperity Fund administered by the Vale of Glamorgan Council has allocated funding to support third sector community action and volunteering in the Vale of Glamorgan.

ECO4 is the latest Energy Company Obligation scheme administered by OFGEM. The Vale of Glamorgan Council is working in partnership with Cardiff Capital Region and E.ON to support households in poorly insulated homes, making those households more energy efficient and helping lessen the impact of rising energy bills.

Do you help to care for someone living in the Cardiff community (family member or friend) and need a little bit of moving and handling guidance? Do you want to know about some safer manual handling methods when assisting a person to move; or what equipment is available?

Join us for the Llamau Homeless helpline Volunteering Virtual Information Event on Mon Nov 06 2023 at 18:30 GMT! This online event is a wonderful opportunity to make a difference in the lives of those experiencing homelessness. 

For the Free Online Support Sessions for Carers in November & December 2023 please click here.

What change do we want to see for the future of food in the Vale of Glamorgan? How can we future-proof our food system so that current and future generations are able to buy, cook, eat, grow and share good food?

We’ll be looking at these questions and more in the free Our Food Horizons event taking place in Barry Memo Arts Centre on November 23rd from 10am – 3.30pm. The event is being organised in partnership with Natural Resources Wales and the Vale of Glamorgan Public Services Board (PSB).

Free Event

Date: Monday 20 November 2023

Location: Sophia Gardens Cricket Grounds, Cardiff CF11 9XR

Time: 9:15-16:30

The Cardiff and Vale Unpaid Carers Assembly is a direct response to the voice and views of our region’s Unpaid Carers and is designed to prioritise your attendance.

The Vale Homes Community Investment team, in partnership with the Active Travel team are delighted to announce the Barry Bike Club shall be returning next year until 2025.

The Advancing Healthcare Awards Cymru (AHAs) shines a spotlight on and celebrates the work of allied health professionals, healthcare scientists and other skilled colleagues who have implemented innovative healthcare practices in Wales – with awards sponsored by the Welsh Government.

The Welsh Government has responded to the latest NHS Performance data published today.

The number of children participating in supervised toothbrushing at nursery and school has recovered following the Covid-19 pandemic.

Rachael Humphreys is a Paediatric Specialist Diabetes Nurse at the Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital for Wales and has been awarded the NHS Wales Outstanding Contribution Award for Services to Diabetes in the Quality in Care (QiC) Diabetes Awards.

Progress on digital innovations which are helping to cut waiting times and save NHS Wales money have been welcomed by the Health Minister Eluned Morgan.

A recent study conducted by Public Health Wales shows that young people, parents of children under 18, those receiving Universal Credit and people who identify as transgender are more likely to be exposed to vaccine misinformation online. The report also found that 89 per cent of service users reported seeing vaccine-related misinformation in the past year. 

We all know smoking can have a devastating impact on our lungs. Tobacco cigarettes not only inflame and irritate the organs, they also destroy lung tissue and the delicate, broom-like hairs called cilia which keep them clean.