22/01/2021

The Lakeside Wing, based on the grounds of the University Hospital of Wales (UHW) site, accepted its first patient at the end of December 2020. The patient was transferred across from the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board’s main Hospital site to the Lakeside Wing to start their rehabilitation as they enter the recovery stage of their treatment. To date, 56 patients are currently being cared for at the new surge facility, undergoing essential rehabilitation after a period of acute…

14/01/2021

A 9 year old girl from Whitchurch decided she would run a marathon in 10 days to raise money for her local NHS Cardiff & Vale Health Charity and she did it in just 7 runs! When Elinor Roberts, a pupil at Ysgol Gymraeg Melin Gruffydd finished early from school last month, she had been assigned PE as a homework option, so after a chat and much nagging to her Dad, Aled they decided they would run a marathon before…

17/12/2020

An exceptional collaboration between a Cardiff consultant gynaecologist and a children’s illustrator has resulted in the launch of a beautiful children’s rhyming Christmas-theme book, with all the royalties going to a young people’s homeless charity. Family man Sean Watermeyer has been helping couples to conceive, carry and deliver babies for over 15 years. Vanessa Williams graduated in illustration earlier this year but as a student was already working with Sean Watermeyer on a range of books. Often inspired by tales…

16/12/2020

  Bee1, a Welsh beekeeping firm, is delivering wellbeing sessions to NHS workers in Wales, providing recommendations and bee-related activities to enhance the mental health of medical professionals during the pandemic.  The Senior Matron of Corporate Nursing at Swansea Bay University Health Board, commented:   “Following the initial Covid 19 outbreak, the impact on staff mental health has been a major concern to us all at NHS trusts. With that in mind, we ran a series of one-day wellness sessions at Liberty stadium for our…

02/04/2020

●  German Doner Kebab is partnering with food-delivery company Deliveroo to make 30,000 meals available to frontline NHS workers and vulnerable people who are unable to leave their homes – for free ●  Deliveroo, the UK’s leading food delivery company, is set to make 500,000 meals available for free to NHS workers.   Popular gourmet kebab restaurant chain, German Doner Kebab, has stepped-up to announce its generous commitment to contribute 30,000 free meals to frontline NHS workers and vulnerable people…

12/11/2019

A healthcare support worker who has reached the 50 year milestone at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board has been named November’s Health Hero. Linda Gandy, 72 from Llandaff, Cardiff started as an auxiliary nurse at Cardiff Royal Infirmary in 1969 and has never looked back. Linda has now worked at the Health Board for 50 years as a Health Care Support worker and has no plans to retire as she loves her job and caring for people. Linda said,…

10/06/2019

  Author, philanthropist and burns survivor Katie Piper officially launches the country’s first ever Burns Rehabilitation Centre in June 2019. Katie Piper, through her charity The Katie Piper Foundation has been working for years behind the scenes to make this facility a reality for those with burns and scars in the UK. Based at Fairfield Independent Hospital in, St Helens  Merseyside, the Centre aims to treat twenty patients in the first 12 months of opening. Offering patients access to  adapted…

08/02/2019

    Cardiff and Vale UHB’s diabetes team based at University Hospital Llandough have been revolutionising the way patients with type 2 diabetes are cared for. Diabetes affects around 5.6% of the population of Cardiff and the vale. Roughly 9 out of 10 people with diabetes have type 2 diabetes, a condition caused by problems with the production of the hormone, insulin. Type 2 diabetes is a lifelong condition which can lead to serious health complications. However, it can be…

06/10/2018

Bethan Shiers, Sarah Finch, Nicky Thompson, Elizabeth Corris and Dr Helen Wallis will be running the Cardiff Half Marathon for Cardiff & Vale Health Charity in memory of a patient. The team from Cardiology at the University Hospital of Wales are running in memory of an inspirational young man who sadly left this world far too soon. Said “Hussain” Amiri was born with a complex heart condition and underwent countless heart procedures and operations throughout his life. Hussain always did…

26/09/2018

60% of patients with neuroendocrine tumours, the cause of carcinoid syndrome diarrhoea, say that it severely impacts their quality of life and emotional health. The UK affiliate of Ipsen (Euronext: IPN; ADR: IPSEY) last month announced that Xermelo® (telotristat ethyl) has been recommended by the All Wales Medicines Strategy Group (AWMSG) for use within NHS Wales for the treatment of adult patients living with carcinoid syndrome (CS) diarrhoea. Telotristat ethyl, which is administered orally in combination with somatostatin analogue (SSA)…