Primary School children were given the opportunity to be at one with nature at a fun and interactive day at Our Orchard, a unique space being developed at University Hospital Llandough (UHL). Our Orchard at UHL welcomed 30 children from Lansdowne Primary School to fill the new bug hotel, undertake bird watching and learn how to do willow weaving, while finding out some fun facts about the land. The children were met by Our Orchard ambassador Dr Rhys Jones who…

Three outstanding ideas for better dementia care developed by frontline medical staff and patient carers are being celebrated at BioWales 2017. Cardiff and Vale University Hospital Board and Cardiff University developed a ‘Dementia Challenge’ as part of their drive for clinical innovation in Wales. Carers and staff came up with ideas that have since been turned into real-life services: a 1950s sitting room to make a ward ‘dementia friendly’; a bedside poster and publicity campaign to keep patients hydrated; a…