Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (CAVUHB) ( cy, Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Caerdydd a'r Fro) is the

local health board NHS Wales has been organised into administrative units known as Local Health Boards (LHB, ) since 2003. Following a reorganisation in 2009, there are currently seven local health boards in Wales. Local health boards may use an operational name ...

NHS Wales NHS Wales ( cy, GIG (Gwasanaeth Iechyd Gwladol) Cymru) is the publicly-funded healthcare system in Wales, and one of the four systems which make up the National Health Service in the United Kingdom. NHS Wales was formed as part of the public ...

for

Cardiff Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of Wales. It forms a Principal areas of Wales, principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a ...

and

Vale of Glamorgan The Vale of Glamorgan ( cy, Bro Morgannwg ), often referred to as The Vale, is a county borough in the south-east of Wales. It borders Bridgend County Borough to the west, Cardiff to the east, Rhondda Cynon Taf to the north, and the Bristol ...

, in the

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Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...

. Formed on 1 October 2009 through the amalgamation of three NHS organisations in the Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan area. The three organisations amalgamated were: ''Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust'', employing 12,000 staff and previously responsibility for hospital services in the Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan area; ''Cardiff Local Health Board''; and ''Vale of Glamorgan Local Health Board'' both responsible for GP, Dental, Optical and pharmacy services. The headquarters of the Board is in the

University Hospital of Wales University Hospital of Wales ( cy, Ysbyty Athrofaol Cymru) (UHW), also known as the Heath Hospital, is a major 1,000-bed hospital in the Heath district of Cardiff, Wales. UHW is a teaching hospital of Cardiff University School of Medicine. Const ...

, in

. Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is the operational name of Cardiff and Vale Local Health Board. The Board supports a population of around 445,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan. It oversees seventeen health centres, public health and community care services and also has a range of specialist services used by the whole of Wales, including

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neurology Neurology (from el, νεῦρον (neûron), "string, nerve" and the suffix -logia, "study of") is the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of conditions and disease involving the brain, the spinal ...

and

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ation. As of June 2020, Charles Janczewski is the chairman of the Board. Its current Interim Chief Executive is Prof Stuart Walker. The board is one of the first organisations in the UK to make wifi available in its hospitals, on the basis that enables patients to stay in touch with their family and friends, and improves the way it interacts with patients.

Hospitals

* Barry Hospital is a 60-bed community hospital on Colcot Road in

Colcot Colcot is a northern district of Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, in the Dyfan ward of South Wales. Dyfan ward is situated in the north west of Barry and its most northern edge is on the green belt of the town. Port Road West runs through the ward and is ...

Barry Barry may refer to: People and fictional characters * Barry (name), including lists of people with the given name, nickname or surname, as well as fictional characters with the given name * Dancing Barry, stage name of Barry Richards (born c. 195 ...

, in the

. * Cardiff Royal Infirmary is a hospital situated in the heart of

. *Hafan y Coed Mental Health Unit *Lansdowne Hospital * Noah's Ark Children's Hospital for Wales is the only dedicated children's hospital in Wales *

Rookwood Hospital Rookwood Hospital ( cy, Ysbyty Rookwood) is a rehabilitation hospital situated in Llandaff, in the city of Cardiff in South Wales. It is managed by Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. History Rookwood was built for Colonel Sir Edward Hill ...

is a rehabilitation hospital situated in Llandaff, in the city of Cardiff in South Wales. * St David's Hospital is a hospital in Cardiff with facilities serving for older people and rehabilitation patients. *University Dental Hospital (UDH) * University Hospital Llandough is a District General Hospital with 480 beds, located 5 miles from the centre of Cardiff, in

Penarth Penarth (, ) is a town and Community (Wales), community in the Vale of Glamorgan ( cy, Bro Morgannwg), Wales, exactly south of Cardiff city centre on the west shore of the Severn Estuary at the southern end of Cardiff Bay. Penarth is a weal ...

. *

is a major hospital in Cardiff with over 1,000 beds

Performance

It was reported that there had been 3,609 recorded staff complaints about staffing levels between 2012 and 2015. A review published in July 2015 found the emergency department was "significantly under-staffed" and had a poor skill mix, particularly in the paediatric department.

References

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* {{Authority control Organisations based in Cardiff