Tuesday 5th April: 2pm – 3pm
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The situation unfolding in Ukraine has been heart-breaking to watch. This is a list of organisations providing immediate support to the emergency situation where you can make a donation.

Cardiff and Vale Regional Partnership Board (RPB) have published the 2022-27 Population Needs Assessment for the region.

As our hospital sites get busier we are seeing more traffic to and from our main hospitals which has meant a higher demand for car parking spaces.

Health Minister Eluned Morgan has warned the health and social care system in Wales is currently under ‘extraordinary pressure’ as a result of a range of factors.

We are experiencing significant pressure across our Health System, with our University Hospital of Wales and University Hospital Llandough sites operating at Escalation Level 4, denoting extreme pressure.

A support service helping people in Wales living with the long-term effects of COVID-19 will benefit from a further £5m of Welsh Government funding.

The World Health Organization Collaborating Centre on ‘Investment for Health and Wellbeing’ (WHO CC), at Public Health Wales has been re-designated for another four years, securing its vital work into improving people’s health and wellbeing in Wales and beyond, until 2026.

An independent evaluation by Bangor University and Public Health Wales’ World Health Organization Collaborating Centre (WHO CC) of a short film promoting kindness in Wales during COVID-19 restrictions, has found that films that provoke strong emotional reactions can still be perceived positively and lead to effective behaviour change.

Do you have an idea for a project in The Vale of Glamorgan? We’re now arranging informal 1-1 meetings with the National Lottery Community Fund on the 26th of April.

This fund provides support to organisations which promote access to justice, equality of opportunity, or a sustainable environment.

This fund gives local charities and community groups the chance to apply online for a £500 grant to deliver projects across Great Britain.

Grants to support organisations that provide support to those in need among serving armed forces personnel, veterans, operationally qualified seafarers and their immediate families.

Diverse Cymru has been commissioned by the Welsh Government to undertake a rapid review of its Community Cohesion Programme in Wales. Diverse Cymru is a leading equality charity in Wales. Our work is cross-characteristic, including anyone who experiences discrimination or disadvantage in Wales.

To see the latest updates from Action for Elders please click this link.

Experts at Public Health Wales are reminding the public that although the legal requirement to self-isolate when testing positive for Coronavirus has changed, the medical advice to do so has not.

Chief Medical Officer for Wales statement on COVID-19 review: 25 March 2022

A timetable for changes to Wales’ Test Trace Protect service is being published today (Monday) as part of wider plans to gradually move beyond the emergency response to the pandemic.

Listen to the GVS radio show with @broradio on Tuesday 5th April at 7pm to hear from a fantastic line-up of guests!

Gift Aid is a valuable scheme for the sector but their data shows a concerning decrease in the public's knowledge and understanding of Gift Aid over the last decade.