Putting in place effective programmes to prevent poor health offers great value for money. Prevention initiatives such as early years education, vaccination programmes, smoking cessation and support for carers can deliver excellent value for money - with an average return of £14 for every £1 invested in them.

In 2020, David White suffered a serious brain injury after a nasty fall but after years of recovery and rehabilitation, David now dedicates his spare time volunteering at University Hospital Llandough, supporting many patients who have been through similar experiences.

Wales is the first in the UK to have set up a group bringing government, employers and trade unions together to improve ways of working for staff in the social care sector.

Suzanne Rankin, Chief Executive Officer of Cardiff and Vale University Health Board has been appointed as Wales’ first CEO Research Champion, aiming to facilitate and enable clinical research activities across NHS Wales.

Wales’ leading doctor Sir Dr Frank Atherton has announced he will stand down after 8 and half years as the Welsh Government’s Chief Medical Officer.

A yearly update from the Chief Optometric Advisor on eye care services in Wales.

Starting: Monday 13th January 2025, 2pm - 4pm.

The Pod, Golau Caredig, Barry, CF62 7AZ

Thursday 23rd January 2025, Online via Teams, 11.00am – 12.00pm

Deafblind UK is offering a service called Reconnections Cymru. This free service operates across Vale of Glamorgan, Cardiff, Newport, Bridgend, Swansea and Neath Port Talbot.  

The Occupational Therapy service for Children and Young People has launched a new advice line to make the service easier to access.

The Critical Care Department (CCD) at the University Hospital of Wales has achieved a remarkable milestone by securing Quality Assurance accreditation from the British Society of Echocardiography

Cathy Fisher is a Smoking Cessation Specialist who works with smokers in Cardiff and the Vale to help them quit through use of products and behavioural support.

Public Health Wales is urging parents and carers to be watchful for the symptoms of norovirus ahead of schools and nurseries re-opening, as cases of the illness increase in Wales.

Rhian Bowen-Davies, the Older People’s Commissioner for Wales wants to hear from as many people as possible about the action that would help to improve older people’s lives, and the ways the work can support the delivery of these outcomes.

Effro is introducing a new online opportunity for carers of those living with dementia to drop-in, have a chat, share experiences or simply just listen to others in an informal space.

The next Carer Connect Group in Cardiff will be held at Llanrumney Hall Community Trust, Ball Road, Llanrumney, Cardiff CF3 4JJA and will run every Wednesday, for 10 weeks, between 10:30 - 12:00 p.m., starting on the 22^nd January 2025.

Cardiff and Vale Regional Innovation Co-ordination Hub is pleased to share our most recent newsletter on the topic of social prescribing. 

Chief Executive Dr Tracey Cooper has received an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in HM The King’s New Year Honours List for 2025.  

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is delighted to announce that four of its colleagues have received recognition for their work in healthcare in the King's New Year’s Honours List for 2025.

Thank you to our colleagues for all they have contributed this year - from the small acts of kindness shown to patients in need, to the larger innovations in delivery.