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Recycling Furniture from Cardiff Business School
Recently many of Cardiff University’s Business School offices have undergone refurbishment. We have a large selection of office desks, tall filing cabinets, under desk filing cabinets, computer chairs and whiteboards, which are all in excellent condition.
Warning as scammers target £500 support for unpaid carers
The Welsh Government is urging residents who are unpaid carers to be alert for a new scam.
Public Health Wales' SARS-CoV2 sequencing service awarded ISO 15189 accreditation by UK Accreditation Service (UKAS)
Public Health Wales’ SARS-CoV2 sequencing service – which is the full process which identifies and monitors variants of Coronavirus – has today been awarded ISO 15189 accreditation by UK Accreditation Service (UKAS).
Public Health Wales shares pandemic best practice as funding extended for further year
Public Health Wales is continuing to share its expertise and experience to ensure safer environments through cross-sectoral capacity building, exchange of knowledge and best practice, thanks to an extension of the SHARP Joint Action.
111 service now available across Wales
Urgent medical and health advice is now available across Wales 24 hours a day, seven days a week following the successful rollout of the 111 helpline.
Heléna Herklots role as Older People’s Commissioner extended
Heléna Herklots CBE will continue as the Older People’s Commissioner for Wales for a further two years the Welsh Government has announced.
The Paul Ridd Learning Disability Education and Training Programme rolled out to NHS Wales healthcare staff
New training will be rolled out across NHS Wales for all healthcare staff in a public-facing role to support people with learning disabilities who are accessing services the Deputy Minister for Social Services Julie Morgan has announced.
Ray of Light Cancer Support Services
Please click the link to see what services are available from the Ray of Light Project.
Volunteers’ Week 2022 is just over two months away!
Volunteers’ Week is an annual celebration of volunteering. It is the biggest week in the volunteering calendar which recognises the contribution of local volunteers.
Free online session - Using Time Credits to reward volunteers
Tuesday 5th April: 2pm – 3pm
Are you involved with community voluntary groups?
Are you committed to strengthening local services?
Ukraine Appeal and Directory of Help
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 of Glamorgan Population Needs Assessment 2022-27
Cardiff and Vale Regional Partnership Board (RPB) have published the 2022-27 Population Needs Assessment for the region.
Reminder to patients and visitors travelling to and from our hospital
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 warns about the ‘extraordinary pressure’ the health and social care system is currently under in Wales
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.
Significant Pressure at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Sites
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.
Further £5m investment in ‘innovative’ Long-COVID rehabilitation services
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.
WHO re-designates Collaborating Centre to secure Wales as global influencer on health and wellbeing
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.
Film is effective tool to promote behaviour change for kindness
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.
Meet the Funder: National Lottery Community Fund
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.
Matrix Causes Fund
This fund provides support to organisations which promote access to justice, equality of opportunity, or a sustainable environment.