Patients of Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan experiencing medical emergencies can now be treated in the community, thanks to an innovative new joint service from the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (CAVUHB) and Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust (WAST).

The Capital Investment Fund is open for applications from Tuesday 20th April 2021, with a deadline for submission of 12pm on Friday, 28th May 2021.

All those who cannot work from home are being encouraged to access lateral flow self-test kits as they are rolled out across Wales.

The rapid coronavirus testing kits will be available to collect from local test sites across Wales from Friday (16 April) this week.

Each week, we focus on the work that GP practices across Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan are achieving as part of our Covid-19 mass vaccination programme with a round-up update.

A cheap drug, commonly used to treat asthma, can help people at home recover more quickly from Covid-19, a UK trial has found.

Scientists involved in a ground-breaking COVID-19 genetic research study are urgently asking people in Cardiff, Swansea and Newport who caught the virus to donate a small amount of blood to their project.

Public Health Wales supports the expert scientific advice of UK expert groups that the benefits of vaccination with all COVID-19 vaccines in use continue to outweigh the risks of COVID-19.

The South Glamorgan CHC Third Sector Weekly Briefing for week commencing 5th April 2021 is now available.

A Local Vaccination Centre is set to open in the Western Vale of Glamorgan in April to support the delivery of the Covid -19 vaccination programme delivered by Cardiff and Vale University Health Board.

ValePlus is recruiting a new Manager for our Café in Barry High Street, which is a Café with a difference, combining being open to the public and a being a training venue for adults with additional learning needs. Deadline for applications 26th April 2021

Public Health Wales is making some changes to the way we publish information on our website and data dashboard. Starting on 17 April, we will no longer be publishing Coronavirus data or a daily statement on our website on Saturdays.

The April 2021 edition of the Vale 50+ Strategy Forum’s monthly is now available.

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Cardiff and Vale University Hospital Board (UHB) has contributed to a research study which has revealed new evidence that common inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) treatment is linked to patients producing a reduced COVID-19 antibody response.

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A new report from Public Health Wales’ Research and Evaluation Division, has found people who have identified sufficient support and planned ahead for a potential period of self-isolation, feel less challenged by the prospect and more likely to succeed.

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As Wales marks the anniversary of the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and its response, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (UHB) has also reflected upon the previous twelve months, the innovative work which has happened in that time, and how that momentum and spirit can be captured for the benefit of future generations.

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