Public Health Wales extends a warm welcome to Pippa Britton OBE as the new Chair of our Board. Her appointment was announced today by Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Mark Drakeford. 

As International Overdose Awareness Day* approaches, health experts at Public Health Wales are raising concerns over the increase in the number of counterfeit and adulterated substances they are receiving in the Welsh Emerging Drugs and Identification of Novel Substances service (WEDINOS)**.

Unafraid to question how things are done and to drive change that values both their patients and the planet, the award-winning Green ICU Team are successfully reducing waste, conserving energy and making financial savings.

ASC’s Autumn Training programme features safeTALK and ASIST workshops (Suicide Alertness & Intervention) as well as Talking Mats training (an award-winning communication tool which uses picture symbols to help people overcome communication difficulties). 

Chief Executive job role

The Thomas Wall Trust believes that communication skills are critical capabilities for people who want to improve their employment prospects, self-confidence, resilience, and life chances.

The Prudence Trust and Stone Family Foundation are delighted to offer a new funding opportunity in 2024 to support organisations that deliver evidence-based, specialist eating disorder services to children and young people aged 11-25, and their families.

Through our Reducing Barriers to Driving Grant Programme, we help charities and organisations to improve and expand private transport options for disabled people and their families beyond the Motability Scheme.

Saturday 21st September 2024 we are open from 11am to 3pm hosting ... "An Anthology of Authors"  

The foundation’s funding priorities are the Environment and World Development issues, to support local communities they have allocated funding to: Unpaid Carers, Educational Equality, and Pathways out of Poverty.

Please use the link to see what Cowbridge Male Voice Choir has achieved over the past year and see what we can do for you. We are always in demand for concerts to raise money for charities but please ask.

The Welsh Charity Awards, organised by WCVA, recognise and celebrate the fantastic contribution charities, community groups, not-for-profits and volunteers make to Wales. The Closing date for nominations is 13 September 2024, 5 pm.

The second episode of Saving Lives in Cardiff will broadcast on BBC One Wales and BBC Two on Tuesday (27th August) and introduce three more incredible surgeons, patient stories, and highly skilled multi-disciplinary teams.  

Public Health Wales can confirm that there are no cases of Clade I mpox currently reported in Wales, nor any other variant.

A new animation produced by the Policy and International Health Directorate, a World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre at Public Health Wales explains the concept of the Wellbeing Economy and its approach and application in Wales, in an easy to understand format. 

Response from Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Mark Drakeford

A young carer has heaped praise on the "invaluable" impact of the annual Wales Young Carers’ Festival as the event prepares to host record numbers in its third year.

This year’s show will be hosted at Cardiff City Stadium on 20th September 2024. Be part of the UK’s premier free to attend LIVE show for the autism community.

East Vale Community Transport  based in Penarth were happy to see their mini bus in use to take a group of local Ukrainians on a visit recently.

As UK Finance launches a banking guide for the sector, we walk you through some of the challenges it hopes to address.