Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is celebrating after 3 of its improvement projects have been shortlisted at this year’s NHS Wales Awards, announced today.

Baby Basics is closed from Monday 21st August – Monday September 4th 2023

Public Health Wales researchers are publishing a series of briefings to examine what needs to be done to create healthier housing in Wales.

Colleagues across the Children and Women’s Clinical Board have been recognised for their hard work, dedication and passion to support patients and their families.

When heavily pregnant Ceri Richardson started suffering a nasty headache earlier this month, she initially thought it had been brought on by the noise of her six-year-old son’s Sports Day. But worse symptoms were to follow, including a pain in her ribs and severe bleeding, which prompted to her pay an urgent visit to the maternity unit at the University Hospital of Wales.

The Welsh Government has responded to the latest NHS Performance data published today (20 July).

Porthkerry Country Park.

Friday 28th July 2023, 10:30am - 2pm

Grants of up to £100,000 to support collaborations led by small charities seeking to influence and achieve local or regional change around improving the social security system, improving access to suitable accommodation, and support for asylum seekers and refugees.

We currently support people 16 plus who are out of work and education and looking to benefit from support around substance use and mental health and help them get back into a place where they feel they can achieve goals and get back into work.

Vacancy for a Marie Curie Community Engagement, Involvement and Development Manager - Wales. Deadline 6th August 2023

The service is available for people of all ages, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in all areas of Wales to ensure those in need of support can access it quickly when they need it most.

Today Public Health Wales has published a Health Impact Assessment on the health and wellbeing impacts of climate change across Wales. The assessment recognises that climate change is the greatest threat to health and wellbeing that Wales will face this century.

Health experts in Wales are concerned about the number of substances being bought from so-called “online pharmacies” in the belief that they are legitimate pharmaceutical products.

Children who missed their first dose of the HPV vaccine in school will be able to attend a special walk-in clinic.

Fiona Kinghorn, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board’s Executive Director of Public Health, has been awarded an honorary doctorate by Cardiff Metropolitan University.  

Primary schools across the Vale of Glamorgan came together last month to celebrate their fantastic work in promoting positive health and wellbeing. 

The Vale Family Information service is inviting service users including professionals to complete a short survey about the content and accessibility of this year’s summer edition Index Newsletter.

17.5 Hours (Mon-Wed week 1 Mon-Tues week 2) 13 months maternity cover starting September 2023. Gwyn James Court, Penarth £23,965 to £25,226 per annum (pro rata)

Cruse Bereavement Support is able to offer a 3 hour 'Impact of Bereavement on Children and Young People' training course, which can be delivered in your organisation via Zoom to up to 14 people by a Cruse trainer. This training is suitable for those organisations working with Children and Young People

Public Health Wales’ latest annual report into sexual health has shown greater access and take up of STI testing. As in other parts of the UK this has meant that Wales has seen an increase in the number of diagnoses of STIs, with a notable rise in diagnoses of gonorrhoea, chlamydia and syphilis.