Vacancy for an Independent Advocate. Closing date for applications: 5pm Thurs 25th Nov 2021

The Minister for Health and Social Services is looking to appoint two new Non-Executive Director roles, to join the Public Health Wales Board.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board’s Medical Illustration Department have been rewarded for an outstanding year at the Institute of Medical Illustrators awards (IMI).

The new Suicide and Self Harm Prevention Strategy for Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan commits organisations to work together to support all those affected or at risk, by offering ‘the right support, at the right time, in the right way for everyone’.

The St Luke’s and St Pauls, Clean Slate Connected, Cleaner Greener & Healthier Neighbourhood Programme is looking to recruit volunteers to kick start their Food Pod at the St Luke’s and St Pauls estate in Penarth. Food Pod offers low cost food (tinned, perishable/non-perishable) to local residents operating on a pay as you can afford basis.

Last night our nursing and midwifery staff were recognised and commended for the outstanding work they have undertaken during the last year, at the 2021 RCN Wales Nurse of the Year Awards.

Benthyg’s Library of things is based at the Awesome Wales Shop on Holton Road in Barry.  The public can donate items they no longer use that can be borrowed by others for a small fee. 

Run by Llantwit Major Events Group, the fair promises to be bigger and longer than last year. The event will take place on Saturday 27th November from 10am to 6pm, it’s free admission and will include more stalls and fairground rides for smaller children, as well as a stage with entertainment promised all day

Llandough and Leckwith War Memorial Institute has 32 surplus chairs which we would like to dispose of free of charge to a voluntary organisation.

Thursday 25th November 1pm – 3pm
Fatherhood Institute Seminars

Glamorgan Voluntary Services (GVS) is an independent registered charity and has a flourishing membership of over 700 organisations operating in the Vale of Glamorgan.

GVS, from April 2020 to March 2021, believes it made a difference to the communities it serves, during a time when organisations and volunteers took a united stand against the pandemic.

To celebrate the first Welsh Charities Week 15th-19th November 2021, Chloe Hilldrup, matched with Age Connects through Glamorgan Voluntary Services (GVS) volunteering services, tells us about her volunteering experience during COVID-19.

The first Welsh Charities Week 15th-19th November 2021 celebrates the charities, voluntary organisations, community groups and volunteers that enrich all of our lives in Wales.

To see the Annual Report of the Director of Public Health 2020,

Winter should be a time for family, festivity and looking confidently to the future, but we all know that there are some significant challenges that face older people as a result of short, cold, wet days and seasonal virus transmission.

The Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing has announced the launch of the National Framework for the Delivery of Bereavement Care in Wales.

To view the latest Bulletin from Wales Council of the Blind please click the link

Two new reports published today by Public Health Wales’ Primary Care Division highlight how primary and community care can support obesity prevention and weight management in Wales, and the support that the workforce needs to fulfil this important role.

Understanding how some people naturally resist Covid infection, despite clearly being exposed to the virus, could lead to better vaccines, say researchers.