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We have a number of fantastic opportunities across our Cardiff and Gwent services. These include Team Leader, Senior Support Workers, Support Workers, Assistant Support Workers

Perthyn are looking for three new Trustees to complement and strengthen their existing Board.

Some parts of Wales show the widest gap in the UK between those happy with life - and those who are not.

Smoking rates are falling and GPs across Wales have been offered new equipment to improve diagnosis and support for those with respiratory conditions, according to the first Annual Statement of Progress for Respiratory Conditions published today.

In a speech to the Annual Conference of the Welsh Local Medical Committees, Health Secretary Vaughan Gething will today announce changes to the GP contract for 2017/18.

University Hospital of Wales (UHW) staff, along with colleagues from the South East Wales Gynaecological Oncology Centre, are cycling from Conwy to Cardiff, raising money for a charity close to their hearts.

Gemma Hancock and her husband Craig’s second child was due on St David’s Day but when their due date came and went the couple thought they still had a few more days to go.

CARIS, the Congenital Anomaly Register for Wales, has released their annual update of rare disease figures.

Over 60s relaxation and mindful meditation classes at Age Connects Cardiff and Vale Senior Health Shop, 38 Holton Road, Barry INTRODUCTORY OFFER.

Local groups and organisations with great ideas to make their communities even better places to live are invited to apply for funding to turn their ideas into reality.

An article from Russell-Cooke Solicitors.

The GASDS rules are changing so that more charities and Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASCs) will be able to take advantage of the scheme and more donations will be eligible under the scheme. This article is courtesy of Russell-Cooke Solicitors.

Sage Foundation is offering $1 million (around £800,000) to fund enterprising ideas from UK charities and not-for-profit organisations that will help improve the lives of military veterans, young people or women and girls in the local community. Article courtesy of UKFundraising.

The latest Fundraising Regulator e-newsletter is now available and contains information about new guidance on Consent & Data.

The latest Institute of Fundraising Cymru's e-bulletin is now available.

The Memo Arts Centre is pleased to announce that it has become Barry's first "dementia-friendly" art centre and cinema venue, by making the pledge to become a member of Barry's Dementia Friendly Community as part of an Alzheimer Society's campaign called ‘Dementia Friendly Communities’.

Tuesday the 28th March at City Hall, Cardiff from 4pm – 8pm. Public services in Cardiff and the Vale are joining together to host a large activities event for those in the community who may feel socially isolated and wish to get back in touch with their community.

Learn about the opportunities available to your business, community, farm or other enterprise through the Welsh Government Rural Communities – Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 and other sources.

Don't miss the opportunity to hear presentations and gain advice and support on issues

Do you have a hearing loss? Do you need help with assistive equipment? Would you like to be more confident with going online and using the internet?

Update of events for March 2017

GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) is a new regulation being introduced by the EU to strengthen and unify data protection for individuals within the European Union. It will be coming into force on 25th May 2018 and UK charities will be bound by it regardless of whether the UK is still in the EU at that point or not.

A new study among eleven to fourteen year olds in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan has shed light on the reasons young people try smoking, with having a mother who smokes identified as a high risk factor.

Including chocolate making and drawing and paint courses on Saturday 25th March

This month we have been busy working in partnership with the Vale of Glamorgan Council where Motion Control Dance has been delivering sessions for the Girls on the Move campaign along with the 5x60 after school sessions in Bryn Hafren and St Richard Gwyn. We have also been working with the year 5 & 6 dance club in Romily Primary School.

Age Connects Cardiff and Vale are holding a Health Topic Session on Tuesday March 7th 10am to 12 Midday

Eating loads of fruit and vegetables - 10 portions a day - may give us longer lives, say researchers.

A new annual report from Public Health Wales’s Screening Division shows that in 2015-16, seven in 10 women chose to attend for routine breast cancer screening.

New official statistics from Public Health Wales show that there has been a 10 per cent increase in new cancer cases in Wales between 2006 and 2015.

Are you looking at ways to totally relax and lower your blood pressure? Control and manage chronic illness and pain and help healthy breathing?

New figures show that more GP practices in Wales are open between 8.00am and 6.30pm in the week and more appointments are being made available to patients early in the morning and later in the day.

Two specially commissioned benches have been installed in Wales’ first hospital-based art gallery.

A new study among eleven to fourteen year olds in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan has shed light on the reasons young people try smoking, with having a mother who smokes identified as a high risk factor.

South Korean women will be the first in the world to have an average life expectancy above 90, a study suggests.

Fertility Network UK provides free and impartial support, information and understanding for anyone affected by fertility issues and during 2016 launched a Wales-specific service, helping over 100 men and women in Wales.

Venom from a small snail could be used to develop a treatment for chronic pain, scientists from the US suggest.

Welcome to 'Sylw', Wales Council of the Blind's fortnightly bulletin

Health Secretary, Vaughan Gething, has announced a £95 million package to support a range of education and training programmes for healthcare professionals in Wales.

Do you worry about your tax affairs? Age Connects Cardiff and Vale are holding a FREE Tax Advice Session at the Age Connects Senior Health Shop, 38 Holton Road, Barry on 27th February.

Packed into one dynamic day, the Annual Conference will hear from expert speakers and use best practice examples to explore the really important issues - why what we do matters, and how we, as a sector, can make a real difference to people's lives.

Citizens Advice Cardiff and Vale provide advice to individuals and families under this project which is made up of three different strands: Better Advice: Better Health; Disability Benefit Take-Up for Children; Council Tax and Housing Benefit Take-Up

Improving early diagnosis of cancer is key to improving outcomes for patients, Health Secretary Vaughan Gething said as the Welsh Government’s 2016 Cancer Annual Report is published.

Evidence shows that adopting a healthier lifestyle now can reduce the risk of developing dementia later in life by up to 60%.

Speech and Language Therapists from Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (UHB) recently held a “Communication Awareness” day for their colleagues, to shine a light on the important work that they do in the community.

Patients with a learning disability will have improved access to emergency care in Cardiff and the Vale following the launch of a new initiative.

Patients who are in hospital during the RBS 6 Nations 2017 will be able to watch rugby’s greatest championship using the free Health Charity Wi-Fi service.

The Welsh Government is recruiting for the next Chair of Public Health Wales. The new Chair will succeed Sir Mansel Aylward, who will complete his term of office on 31 July, 2017.

The Public Health Wales Observatory has published a series of case studies that identify how health boards in Wales have used the 'Health of Children and Young People in Wales' report to inform and plan local services.

Researchers in Cardiff have developed a new "highly-efficient" method of making disease-fighting compounds, including for an anti-malaria drug.

The Delivery Plan sets out our vision for the population of Wales and what this means for NHS cancer services.