Photo left to right: Dr John Thompson, Dr Richard Penketh, Dr Graham Shortland Doctors from the University Hospital of Wales are taking on an epic challenge to raise money for causes close their hearts. Dr Graham Shortland, (Executive Medical Director and Consultant Paediatrician), Dr Richard Penketh (Obstetrician Gynaecologist) and Dr John Thompson (Director of the National Poisons Information Service and Honorary Consultant), will be taking part in the Eddystone Charity Sailing Pursuit in Plymouth on Saturday 15 June 2019. The…

Dementia is an umbrella term that is used to describe a set of symptoms that people experience when certain brain functions are affected by diseases of the brain. The most common symptom associated with dementia is memory loss, although all sorts of brain functions can be affected which can impact a person’s ability to perform everyday activities. In 2016/17, Welsh Government estimated that there were around 5000 people in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan living with dementia, 63.4% of…