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Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is supporting Plantlife’s No Mow May, a national initiative which aims to protect our pollinators.

This Deaf Awareness Week (3-9 May 2021), we’re supporting the UK Council on Deafness and highlighting how patients and residents of Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan are ‘coming through it together’, thanks to the services provided by the Health Board.

The patient experience survey on behalf of Welsh Government is looking to collect experiences of the healthcare services children and young people have received over the past year during the pandemic.  

Please click the link to see the latest bulletin produced by Wales Council of the Blind.

I am pleased to share with you the Introduction to Food Vale video, premiering live today at midday: It will also be streamed on our Facebook page.

The trailer-style video invites viewers to join the good food movement in the Vale, and outlines our 3 key areas of work in our charter. It was filmed with the help of pupils from Oak Field primary school, Ysgol Gwaun Y Nant and Pencoedtre High School in Barry.

We are looking for a Room Leader (Level 3 Childcare qualified or above) to join our lovely team at Gibbonsdown Children's Centre and support the Manager and Deputy Manager with all aspects of the setting. Closing date 10th May 2021

The new Chief Nursing Officer for Wales (CNO) has been confirmed as Sue Tranka, who will join the Welsh Government in summer 2021.

The Safer Pregnancy Wales Campaign aims to help expectant mothers understand the steps they can take to keep themselves and their unborn baby well.

We’re delighted to announce the launch of a new video from Food Vale, the Vale of Glamorgan’s sustainable food partnership, which sits within the Cardiff and Vale University Hospital Board.

GVS interviews local charities and voluntary organisations to hear about their amazing work within the communities they support.

During the past year, we’ve been working with a range of partners as part of the Stopping Abuse Action Group established by the Older People’s Commissioner for Wales.

Carers Trust Wales is carrying out a study on the needs and experiences of Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) carers in Wales. This will include both a traditional questionnaire/survey, and a range of in-depth interviews and focus groups.

The Community Safety Team have been visiting locations across Vale reminding people how they can report anti-social behaviour. We have also conducted patrols in areas where we have received reports of ASB or breaches of by-laws.

JCVI has advised that people over 16 who live with individuals with severely weakened immune systems should be offered COVID-19 vaccination as a priority.

Walking Tennis is starting at Cowbridge Tennis on Wednesday, May 26th from 10.00 - 11.00. Walking Tennis is a new form of tennis that is inclusive and can be played by anyone who can walk and hold a racket.

This revenue-only Fund aims to support proposals which respond to the Covid-19 crisis and improve health, wellbeing and independence. The overall aim is for older people to remain living in, and engaging with, their communities for as long as they wish. The Fund is open for applications from Tuesday 4th May 2021, with a deadline for submission of 12 noon on Friday, 11th June 2021.