The Wellbeing Network Event is a FREE event for professionals to come together and discover the wide range of services in and around the Vale of Glamorgan available for Children and Young People aged 0 - 25 years. At the event, there will be scheduled launches to introduce new services available in the Vale of Glamorgan.

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Carers Wales have some exciting events and training coming up in October, please see below for more details.

Location: Barry Library

Date: Wednesday 19th October

Time: 10:00 am -2:00 pm

Pay Details: Grade 6, SCP 14-19, £23,484 - £25,927

Hours of Work / Working Pattern: 37 hours – Monday - Friday

Main Place of Work: Barry Police Station / remote working

Your wellbeing matters, supporting our social care, early year and childcare workforce on 13 October 2022 11:00 – 12:30 pm.

Temporary: 7 - 9 months

Salary: £22,851 pa

Closing date for applications: midnight Sunday 16 October 2022

Interview Dates: Wednesday 26 October 2022

At CF61 Community Centre and Illtud House, Station Road, Llantwit Major on Thursday 20th October 2022, from 1pm until 3pm.

Dementia Connect, Alzheimer's Society Cymru’s dementia support service, is free, easy to access and puts you in touch with the support you need. From local support to over the telephone and online. Our Welsh language line is here for people with all types of dementia, with a diagnosis or pre-diagnosis.

The RNID Live Well With Hearing Loss team have teamed up with NHS Development Manager Fatema Narbard from GN Hearing UK to run a Webinar surrounding ReSound Assistive Equipment and the BeMore App.

The Carers’ Team are contacting all unpaid carers who have requested training or asked for development to help you in your caring responsibilities. This review of training and development for unpaid carers living in the Vale of Glamorgan will enable us to ascertain if there is a demand, both for existing and new courses or for other support/development.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact both Lani Tucker and Linda Pritchard by Friday, 14th October.

Alun Cairns MP in conjunction with the National Lottery will be hosting a Funding workshop in Barry on Thurs 6th October from 10am – Midday.

Funding from Public Health Wales has meant that an app designed to help PrEP users take their medication more effectively, is now available on Android and in multiple languages, including Welsh.

The Minister for Health, Eluned Morgan has today announced a lifetime guarantee of financial assistance for those affected by the Thalidomide drug in Wales.

Leonard Cheshire (https://www.leonardcheshire.org/) is currently conducting a research project on accessible transport in the UK, funded by Motability. One key area of investigation is understanding the barriers and facilitators for disabled people's experiences of taxi and private hire vehicle (PHV) usage in the UK. The findings will be used to publish evidence and conduct advocacy to help make taxi usage more accessible for disabled people.

Race Council Cymru is delighted to be launching Black History Wales 2022-23 (BHW2022-23) pan Wales this October 2022 – this year’s title is Black History Wales 2022-23 | Young People, the Time is Now! The BHW programme begins on 1 October 2022 and runs until 30 September 2023.

Public Health experts are expecting a significant flu season this winter for the first time since the pandemic. There are concerns that it may start earlier this year and affect more people. As a result, Public Health Wales is now urging anyone who is eligible for a free flu vaccine to take up the offer, in order to protect themselves and others from serious illness this winter.

A national public survey conducted by Public Health Wales has revealed that over three quarters of residents in Wales believe that climate change will damage mental health and increase the costs of heating a home and buying food.

The Coronavirus pandemic has pushed infectious diseases to the top of government agendas around the world and has substantially influenced how the UK, and therefore Wales collaborates with international partners on infectious diseases, concludes a report from Public Health Wales.