With International Day of the Midwife last Monday and International Nurses Day approaching we are delighted that three Cardiff and Vale UHB colleagues have secured Florence Nightingale Foundation Leadership Scholarships.

People across Wales are being encouraged to download the NHS Wales App to access a wide range of services digitally.

The Vale 50+ Strategy Forum is excited to announce their second of three community events for this year. Join us on Thursday, May 22^nd from 2 PM to 4 PM at CF61, Station Road, Llantwit Major, CF61 1ST

Public Health Wales invites colleagues and partners across NHS Wales to contact its Behavioural Science Unit (BSU) to explore how behavioural science can help improve their work, supported by insights from the unit’s newly published annual report. 

Organisations across Cardiff and Vale came together for the formal launch of the new Director of Public Health annual report.

Following an internal staff survey that raised significant concerns, the Health Board initiated a comprehensive service review of the main theatres at the University Hospital of Wales.  

Congratulations to Dr Richard Skone who has been appointed Interim Deputy Medical Director at Velindre University NHS Trust. 

Gareth Evans remembers the day his career began at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. It was July 1989, and his dad dropped him off at Cardiff Royal Infirmary (CRI).

Colleagues across the Primary, Community and Intermediate Care (PCIC) Clinical Board were recognised for their achievements and hard work at the annual Staff Recognition and Celebratory Event. 

Safe at Home is supporting people across Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan to receive urgent care at home when it’s safe to do so, instead of going into hospital. This is giving people better experience and easing pressure on emergency services.  

Six key policy actions, which could help improve health and wellbeing and tackle health inequalities for the people of Wales, have been highlighted in a new report from Public Health Wales and Liverpool John Moores University.

Parents and guardians in Wales are being encouraged to protect young people against HPV related cancers by ensuring they take up the offer of the HPV vaccine in school. 

The Behavioural Science Unit at Public Health Wales has produced a new suite of resources designed to help public health communicators optimise the impact of their work using behavioural science.

Two extra services to treat common conditions without a prescription from the pharmacy will be available from most community pharmacies across Wales.

People who need mental health support will increasingly have access to same-day services, as part of an ambitious plan to further improve care across Wales.

A series of changes, recommended by a group of independent experts in a milestone report designed to strengthen the NHS, are being taken forward by the Welsh Government.

Carers Wales have a calendar of online sessions coming up, which are free for unpaid carers to access.

Join us for our next Virtual Public Genomics Café – Online via Microsoft Teams on Thursday 22nd May 2025 | 11:00-12:45pm

The Future Generations Commissioner for Wales’ new Future Generations Report 2025 is challenging leaders and politicians across Wales on what needs to happen next to deliver on the Well-being of Future Generations Act and protect our future.

Gambling-related harm is a growing public health concern, particularly for young people.