Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is proud to announce that the ANCLE Café team has been awarded the 2025 John Horder Practitioner Team Award, a prestigious national award recognising excellence in collaborative working across health and social care.

We would like to invite you to the Vale 50+ Strategy Forum’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday 16^th October 2025 11:00am – 1:00pm in the Dunraven Room of the Civic Offices, Holton Road, Barry, CF63 4RU.

Former children’s commissioner Sally Holland will chair the independent assessment of all maternity and neonatal services in Wales.

The Penarth Ageing Well Club (PAWC) is excited to announce a new location for its weekly meetings.

The Carers’ Support & Information Network Group (CSING) is a multi-agency group which used to meet to share information and highlight issues about health and social care services for carers. The network focuses on Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan. GVS wishes to revitalise and renew this network.

New modelling from Public Health Wales projects that there will be around 24,000 new cancer cases* in Wales identified in 2035, a projected increase of 11 per cent from 2025. 

Led by qualified Occupational Therapists, our friendly and welcoming groups are designed to boost wellbeing, confidence, and connection. Whether you want to try new activities, rediscover old hobbies, or simply meet new people in a supportive environment, CwmpasOT offers something for everyone. Come along, share a laugh, and enjoy meaningful activities that make a real difference.

Bowel Cancer UK is delighted to share that their bowel cancer signs and symptoms Z-cards are now available in Polish, Romanian, and Punjabi, alongside English and Welsh — with more languages planned in the near future.

In the Spotlight this month is Jacob Parkinson, a Local Counter Fraud Specialist for the Health Board. His role focuses on safeguarding NHS resources, supporting staff in preventing fraud, and helping ensure public funds are used responsibly.

The DPJ also delivers free training sessions that have been specifically developed for farming communities and those who support them. They include sessions on mental health awareness, bereavement, grief, and suicide prevention.

As part of the Vale of Glamorgan Public Service Board (PSB) Climate Change Risk Assessment, we’re pleased to invite you to a workshop focused on understanding past weather and climate-related impacts.

Say Aphasia, a communication disability charity, which offers free support groups for people with aphasia and other communication difficulties caused by brain injury are looking for new group members and volunteers. 

Age Connects Cardiff & Vale is launching a new 5-week support programme aimed at helping older adults in the Vale of Glamorgan regain confidence, improve mobility, and reconnect with their communities.

Angela Amey-Jones, a Health Visitor for Radyr Medical Centre in Cardiff West, has been named August’s Health Hero in recognition of the unwavering support and meaningful impact she provides to the families she works with.

Wales' annual Young Carers Festival, which hosted a record number of young people this year, has been hailed as "life changing" by a young carer from Wrexham.

The number of people waiting more than 2 years for treatment fell to the lowest level since March 2021 in June, the latest NHS figures show.

Cardiff and Vale Dementia Learning and Development Team (DLDT) are holding online learning sessions, in partnership with Alzheimer's Society. 

There are a number of vacancies at Shelter Cymru. 

The Annual General Meeting of the Public Health Wales Board will be held on Wednesday 17 September 2025. The meeting will be held in person at Yr Egin, Carmarthen and online, from 13:00 - 15:30. 

A new survey has found that one in five people in Wales, who have never been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, have made positive changes to their behaviour in the past year to cut their risk of developing the condition.