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A project to improve and measure patient satisfaction in endoscopy procedures has been announced as Quality Improvement Winner 2018 presented at the British Society of Gastroenterology conference. Dr Laith Al Rubaiy, from the Gastroenterology and Hepatology department at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board was recognised as the Guts UK/Dr Falk Spr Trainee Audit/Quality Improvement Award Winner 2018. This is an annual award that recognises Gastroenterologist doctors who conduct a quality improvement project in Gastroenterology or liver disease. Dr Al Rubaiy’s project…
Two Welsh golfers are looking forward to the dream chance of teeing up at the ‘Home of Golf’ in the final of one of the largest domestic golf participation events. The duo of Sarah Rees and Kaye Harcombe successfully qualified for the final of the 2018 Coronation Foursomes in St Andrews after winning the Area Final at Creigiau, Cardiff last month. Rees and Harcombe from St Mary’s GC emerged victorious on 38 points, with Rebecca Roberts and Nicola…
Each year around 800,000 people across the world take their own lives, leading to a huge impact on family, the community and health professionals. Unfortunately it is not easy to identify those at risk of suicide. A large number of variables and complex interactions mean only a trained clinician can assess for immediate risk of suicide. However, the majority of people who take their own lives attend services other than mental health in their final year for apparently unrelated reasons….
As damning stories of the state of some of our prisons hit the headlines, the need for an independent voice on conditions is more important than ever. Her Majesty’s Prison Cardiff may seem a strange place to spend one’s spare time, but this is what a group of local people do each week of the year in order to monitor conditions and bring any concerns to the attention of prison managers and the Ministry of Justice. Every prison is required…
Wales Millennium Centre is supporting The Fostering Network’s ‘Foster Walk’ in Cardiff on Sunday the 9th of September 2018. The Centre will be the start and end point to the network’s flagship fundraising event, which aims to raise money to help The Fostering Network continue their work transforming the lives of fostered children. The 5k route will go from the Centre around Cardiff Bay up to the barrage and back towards the harbour. The walk will be led and marshalled by staff…
Our Health Heroes, the national healthcare awards, are returning for the third year and promise to be bigger and better than ever, with new categories added to recognise more staff within the care and healthcare sectors. Organised by Skills for Health and the National Skills Academy for Health, Our Health Heroes 2018 aims to recognise the contribution of healthcare workers across the UK. Thanks to the ongoing support of headline sponsor Health Education England and prize sponsors UNISON, NHS Improvement and NHS…
Sleeperz Hotels’ left luggage scheme raises £2857.47 for Cardiff homeless charity A Cardiff city centre hotel has raised almost £3,000 to help the city’s homeless by charging guests £1 to store their luggage after check-out. Sleeperz Hotel Cardiff, on Saunders Road, set up the left luggage scheme after agreeing to support Cardiff-based charity The Huggard Centre as one of its official partners. The Huggard Centre works to tackle homelessness in the Welsh capital and runs a day…
By Kate Morgan Pride Cymru 2018 Pride Cymru’s Big Weekend is one of Cardiff’s largest annual events that took place over the weekend (24-26 August). This was a personal first for me, and I was thrilled to be asked to cover it for Cardiff Times. If you’re wondering what a first-timer’s experience of Pride Cymru was like, I shall break it down for you step by stilettoed step… Day One – Opening Night Friday night was by far the quietest,…
A pioneering new project that involves reverting back to traditional 1940s farming methods has transformed a stretch of coastline in Wales into a haven for rare animals, birds and wildflowers – boosting numbers in some instances by more than 300 per cent. The tried and tested ‘strip field’ farming involved flower crops being planted alongside more traditional arable crops and wildflower meadows across 45 hectares (111 acres) of farmland near the spectacular Worms Head in Rhossili,…
As recent figures from Public Health Wales asserts show that 1-in-7 four year olds are not fully protected against measles before starting school, we discuss why immunising your children is so important. Across the world, measles is the leading cause of vaccine-preventable death. Measles is also one of the most infectious viruses we have circulating in our communities. Measles is spread through the air via coughing and sneezing, and if an unvaccinated or non-immune person is exposed, they have a…
