Cardiff and Vale University Health Board’s Young Onset Dementia Service is looking for help and support to create bespoke centre to support patients and their families. The service based at Barry Hospital is in the process of being refurbished to create a centre appropriate for patients with young onset dementia. The team is seeking help and support from local businesses and the community to help with the project. Often it’s thought that dementia only affects people over 65. But there…

The Patient Experience Team at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board have organised group activity sessions at University Hospital Llandough aimed at bringing staff, patients and the local community together to help tackle loneliness and isolation in hospital. There are two activity groups which patients, staff and the local community are welcome to come join in with.  The knit and natter group takes place every Monday between 2pm-4pm in the Information and Support Centre at University Hospital Llandough.  All wool…

Being able to read her 70th birthday cards was the best gift ever for Mrs Judith Palmer of Barry. After nine months of sight loss with cataracts in both eyes, Mrs Palmer was at risk of losing her sight permanently until she was referred to Mr Dan Morris of Nuffield Health Cardiff & Vale Hospitals. The family decided to seek a private opinion as the NHS wait was very long. Her son and daughters were very concerned about her continuing…