Comic Relief has confirmed this new round of funding to support community led action bringing about positive, lasting social change throughout Wales.

A Secondment opportunity has become available in the Social Welfare Advice and DWP Policy branch, Prosperous Futures Division, Welsh Government.

United Welsh are currently advertising for the following role:

Director of IT and Business Improvement

Barrie Evans is the Outreach Co-ordinator and Support Officer for the Limbless Association in Wales.

The Limbless Association (LA) is a national limb loss charity, which has been supporting amputees and their families across the UK since 1983.

We provide free, high-quality information, advice and support to anyone pre- or post-amputation or living with congenital limb loss - by phone, email and online.

May has been a very active month for us. Both in training members & promoting BARS.

Help in your local Charity Shop and gain new skills

Location: Cardiff
Salary: £1643 per month (before stoppages)
Hours: Full Time 37hrs per week Monday – Thurs (9 - 5), Friday (9 - 4.30)
Closing date: 17 June 2022

Vacancies for a Project Co-ordinator and Bid Writer. Closing date for both vacancies is 30th May 2022.

Citizens Advice Cardiff and Vale have been working hard to ensure they can provide training courses on a number of subjects, and suitable for frontline staff to attend.

Carers Wales would like to invite you to their forthcoming event taking place during Carers Week. The Wales Carers Summit: Next Steps webinar will take place on Friday 10th June, from 10.30am to 12noon.

Information on Vale Urgent Primary Care Centres

‘Fair work’ is a critical building block for good health and well-being, and a healthy engaged workforce contributes to business productivity and societal prosperity, concludes a report and guide published by Public Health Wales.

Public Health Wales is reminding people who visit farm attractions of the importance of washing their hands after contact with animals.

Public Health Wales is working with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) as well as Public Health Scotland (PHS) and Public Health Agency (Northern Ireland) to investigate cases of acute hepatitis in children.

Public Health Wales is working with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), Public Health Scotland, and Public Health Agency Northern Ireland to respond to UK cases of monkeypox.

The study, published in the British Journal of Cancer this month, found that over a thousand fewer new cases of three common cancers were diagnosed in Wales in 2020 compared to 2019, equivalent to a reduction of 15 percent.

Nurse recruitment and retention is a challenge nationally. In order to sustain the robust workforce necessary to deliver services, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (UHB) has established a very successful Overseas Nurse Programme.

The Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC), sometimes referred to as ‘Safe Island’ or ‘Ynys Saff’, hosts a range of specially trained and experienced professionals that currently provide a 24-hour service for police forensic services. The centre also provides help, support and advice to people who have experienced sexual assault.

The pharmacy opening times in Cardiff and the Vale over the Jubilee Bank Holiday Weekend

The bank holiday weekend is fast approaching, and while some may be celebrating or getting away, our top tips will help prevent accidents or illness interrupting the fun.