Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (CAVUHB; ) is the local health board of

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for

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

and

Vale of Glamorgan The Vale of Glamorgan ( ), locally referred to as ''The Vale'', is a Principal areas of Wales, county borough in the South East Wales, south-east of Wales. It borders Bridgend County Borough to the west, Cardiff to the east, Rhondda Cynon Taf t ...

, in the south-east of

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. 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, 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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and

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ation. Charles Janczewski is the chairman of the Board. Suzanne Rankin is Chief Executive. 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, Barry, 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 The Noah's Ark Children's Hospital for Wales () is a children's hospital in Cardiff, Wales. It is situated on the site of the University Hospital of Wales in the Heath area of the city and is managed by the Cardiff and Vale University Health Boa ...

is the only dedicated children's hospital in Wales * Rookwood Hospital 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. It is also home to the Welsh Gender Service. *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, Wales, approximately south of Cardiff city centre on the west shore of the Severn Estuary at the southern end of Cardiff Bay. Penarth is a Seaside resort#Brit ...

. * University Hospital of Wales 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.

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* {{Authority control Organisations based in Cardiff