29/10/2020

Scout Post is a scheme that offers the public of Cardiff and most parts of the Vale of Glamorgan an opportunity to send Christmas Cards at a fraction of the cost of other postal services. It has been in operation for 35 years and was the ‘brainchild’ of a group in Roath. Some 500,000 cards are usually hand sorted and delivered by our members and volunteers but this year’s post has been cancelled owing to COVID-19 and the restrictions in…

06/12/2018

Photograph from CardiffandVale.art The creative arts can offer a powerful contribution to the experience of patients in care settings but, more importantly to a person’s wellbeing. There is an ever-growing body of evidence that demonstrates the benefits of the arts in health and social care settings. For example, a study in London found that after engaging with the arts, 79% of people in deprived communities ate more healthily, 77% engaged in more physical activity and 82% enjoyed greater overall wellbeing….

06/12/2018

  A doctor from Cardiff and Vale University Health Board’s Clinical Research Facility has been awarded a prestigious award from the Association of British Clinical Diabetologists (ABCD). Dr Mohammad Alhadj Ali picked up the 2018 training award from his work on immunotherapy for Type 1 diabetes. Dr Alhadj Ali presented at the annual ABCD trainees meeting in London and was the co-winner out of four presentations that were shortlisted for the award. Dr Alhadj Ali said “I am thrilled and…

15/11/2018

Love Your Liver Roadshow to visit liver disease hot spots in Wales One in five adults in Wales may be walking around with liver disease and be completely unaware because there are usually no symptoms in the early stages, warns the British Liver Trust. The Love Your Liver mobile screening and scanning unit will be visiting 5 liver disease hot spots across Wales between 19th to 23rd November. More than 600,000 people in the UK have a significant degree of…

01/10/2018

A talented young footballer who received a traumatic brain injury from an unprovoked assault is running the Cardiff Half Marathon for Cardiff & Vale Health Charity to say thank you to the staff at the University Hospital of Wales for saving his life. Kristian Speake was taken to the University Hospital of Wales following an assault in Haverfordwest in February 2018. Kristian tells us his story: “For 24 days I was in a coma on the Critical Care Unit at the Heath…

30/04/2018

New campaign launched across health board to help keep patients active and independent On the 17 April, Cardiff and Vale UHB launched this initiative in conjunction with the nationwide #EndPJparalysis challenge. The nationwide 70 day, 1 million patient day #EndPJparalysis challenge runs from 17 April 2018 – 26 June 2018 as part of the NHS 70th birthday and complements their ‘Get up, Get dressed, Get moving’ campaign. Once admitted to a hospital, many patients resign themselves to simply staying in…

29/06/2017

A 38-year-old from Caerau has won a gold medal in the senior wall and floor tiling final of a national skills competition. Backed by the Welsh Government through the European Social Fund, Skills Competition Wales is a series of events held in colleges across the country, designed to celebrate vocational skills and create highly skilled, award winning employees for the Welsh workforce. James Ackland, who is studying a level 2 NVQ Diploma in Wall and Floor Tiling, competed against eight…