Make it Better News

Supporting staff to make better working environments

Cardiff & Vale Health Charity has recently supported Phoenix Community by providing new furniture for their staff room from Covid-19 Funds, helping to make a better working environment for staff.

Making things better for patients and staff – how the Health Charity has made improvements using Covid-19 funds

Throughout the past year, Cardiff & Vale Health Charity has been overwhelmed by the outpouring of kindness that has been shown to patients and staff throughout Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. 

Occupational Health Gets A Fresh New Look

Cardiff & Vale Health Charity have recently worked with People Health and Wellbeing Services at University Hospital Wales to provide a more comforting environment for colleagues.

Celebrating 10 years of Cardiff & Vale Health Charity – 2020

In December 2020, Cardiff & Vale Health Charity celebrated 10 years of making things better for patients, visitors, staff and the wider community.

Dragon breathes life into staff room at the Emergency Unit at the University Hospital of Wales

The staff room in the Emergency Unit at the University Hospital of Wales has recently been updated thanks to funds from Cardiff & Vale Health Charity’s Make It Better Fund.

Mural enhances growing space at Hafan y Coed

A stunning new mural has been designed to create interest and promote a sense of space in the garden at Hazel Ward, Hafan y Coed at University Hospital Llandough.

Staff Wellbeing Space at the Cochrane Library

The Staff Lottery Bids Panel recently supported a project to improve the environment of the newly created staff wellbeing area in the Cochrane Library at University Hospital Llandough. Cardiff University have funded furniture, leisure reading, wellbeing books, information and games to be installed in the designated area, and Staff Lottery funding will provide bright and modern artwork and wall vinyls to adorn the walls of the library.

Jayne runs the London Marathon

On Sunday 3 October, the Virgin Money London Marathon will return to its iconic central London course 889 days after it was last held in April 2019. 50,000 runners on the traditional course from Greenwich to the Mall will complete the 26.2 miles of the course and one of those will be Jayne Catherall, long-time supporter of the Health Charity. 

Oscar’s pocket money campaign raises £1530

Oscar wanted to do something for young patients in the Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital for Wales who had been affected by the pandemic, to show them they weren’t forgotten.  He wanted to raise money for the children and buy something to help make it better for them while they were in hospital through Cardiff & Vale Health Charity.

Oliver’s on a roll raising funds for Cardiff & Vale Health Charity

Dad-of-one Oliver, 34, of Barry, completed the 26.2 mile run in his back garden on Saturday, April 11, and has so far raised £3536 for the NHS via Cardiff & Vale Health Charity’s ‘Make It Better’ fund.

Non Stevens is helping to #SpreadTheLove

I want to change the rhetoric. Let’s focus on ‘many loved ones CAN be saved’ rather than ‘many loved ones will be lost’.

But we can only do this with proactive and urgent action. Now for our local NHS

Pod Pushers raise the most in the Bed Push Challenge

Fourteen teams took part in the Battle of the Beds, hoping to be crowned fastest team, racing their themed bed from one side of the barrage to the other. There were also prizes also for the most amount raised for Cardiff & Vale Health Charity as well as for the best decorated bed.

A traumatic brain injury won’t stop Kristian running the Cardiff Half Marathon

A talented young footballer who received a traumatic brain injury from an unprovoked assault is running the Cardiff Half Marathon for Cardiff & Vale Health Charity to say thank you the staff at the University Hospital of Wales for saving his life.

Georgie takes on 12 challenges to thank the team that helped put her back together

Detective Sergeant, Georgina Lloyd from South Wales Police is completing 12 challenges for Cardiff & Vale Health Charity to say thank you to the team who helped put her back together after suffering from mental health and physical health problems.