Research ahead of Public Service Day reveals how shockingly under-valued our NHS, education, policing and civil service servants are   Nurses have been named as the most under-appreciated public sector professionals by workers in Cardiff.   Almost 5.4m people are employed in the public sector and civil service across the UK but research by public sector membership club Boundless has revealed how rarely they get thanked.   The research, which polled 2004 UK workers in advance of the UN’s Public…

  Cardiff & Vale Health Charity, the official charity of Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, is joining with NHS Charities across Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and England to host the NHS Big Tea throughout Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, from Monday 24th June to Sunday 7th July and everyone is invited to join in. People across the UK are holding tea dances, tea parties and are organising other events and activities to show appreciation for NHS staff and…

  The podiatry team at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board have recently been shortlisted for the national Advancing Healthcare Awards for their revolutionary STANCE project. On Friday the 12th April will see Angela Jones and Helen White, two of the project’s leaders travel to London to represent our health board on the national stage. STANCE is an innovative and ground-breaking project designed to empower patients at risk of diabetic foot disease to take ownership of their foot care and,…

    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…

Community Health Councils (CHCs) in Wales are concerned about fines and additional costs issued by the NHS Business Services Authority to patients following dental treatment. In particular they are concerned that the complexity surrounding the entitlement to free treatment for people on certain benefits makes it too easy for people to make mistakes. Over recent months they have heard from a number of people who have found themselves with significant fines because they mistakenly believed that they were entitled to…

Peter started working for the NHS as an apprentice gardener when he was just 15 years old. Peter is now 62 years old and will be retiring next March, shortly before his 63rd birthday.  During his career, Peter has worked across all hospital sites to make outside spaces more pleasant. Peter was put forward for this accolade by his wife Janis and Geraint Davies, Building Manager at Cardiff and Vale UHB. Janis said: “I would like to tell you about…

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…

  One of Wales’ top Michelin star chefs, Chris Harrod, triumphed over his competitors in Great British Menu when he won the heat to go through to represent Wales in next month’s final.  His stand out dishes are now featuring on The Whitebrook menu. Chris, who was awarded a coveted 10/10 for his suckling pig by notoriously tough critic, chef Paul Ainsworth is now in with a chance of taking one of his dishes to the Great British Menu banquet…

The British Transplant Games have been held every summer since 1978 and are open to anyone who has been a recipient of a donated organ. In doing so, the games demonstrate the benefits of transplantation and the necessity for donor organs. They encourage transplant recipients to recover and regain their fitness after their operations and increase public awareness of the NHS Organ Donation Register while thanking and celebrating the generosity and compassion of donors and their families. Teams of recipients…

  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…