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The ‘Nutrition Skills for Life’ programme, developed by Public Health Dietitians in Wales, won the NHS Wales ‘Promoting Better Health and Avoiding Disease’ award supported by the Welsh NHS Confederation in a ceremony at the Swalec Stadium, Cardiff. This programme provides training and professional support to enable community workers from health, social care and third sector organisations to promote healthy eating and prevent malnutrition by incorporating evidence based, consistent food and nutrition messages into their everyday work. Across Hywel Dda University Health Board, our dietetic team deliver the nutrition skills training for community workers. Programmes include Agored Cymru accredited courses such as Community Food & Nutrition Skills, Community Food & Nutrition Skills for the Early Years and Foodwise (a group Weight Management Programme). Helen Birtwhistle, Director, Welsh NHS Confederation, who judged the award, said, “This very practical response to people’s needs ...

Tenby’s British Red Cross summer service is set to return. The service was successfully piloted over weekends and bank holidays last summer and will this year also operate during the week. It will be based at Tenby Hospital and be run by a group of skilled individuals who will use their experience of providing first aid at public events to give top quality care to people visiting the hospital. County director and commissioner for Pembrokeshire, Sue Lewis, said: “The pilot service last year proved very successful and we are delighted to commission this service again for this year but with increased hours.” Nigel Davies, senior services manager for the Red Cross, said: “Red Cross volunteers attend events ranging from sporting fixtures to stadium-sized rock concerts. When accidents happen or illnesses take hold, their knowledge can be vital in giving the appropriate treatment and preventing further injury.” The service will run from July 19 – September 7 and be open 10am-7pm on Saturdays,...

Actor and Aberystwyth University alumnus Rhodri Meilir has been honoured as Fellow of Aberystwyth University. A graduate from the Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies, Rhodri has appeared in a number of popular television shows including playing the role of Alfie Butts in the long running BBC sitcom, My Family, ITV’s Afterlife and Terry Pratchett’s Hogfather on Sky One. He has also featured in a number of films including The Baker, Kevin Allen’s Y Syrcas and appeared in the Doctor Who Christmas Special The Runaway Bride. Later this year, he will appear on cinema screens in Pathé Films’ new film Pride. He is well known on Welsh television for his roles in Y Pris, Caerdydd, Teulu, Tipyn o Stad and as Rapsgaliwn. He received a Best Actor BAFTA Cymru nomination in 2013 for his role as Trefor in Gwlad yr Astra Gwyn. Rhodri was recently part of the National Theatre of Wales’ highly acclaimed Mametz. Rhodri Meilir was presented by Dr Jamie Medhurst, Head of the Department o...

Latest news from the Oriel Myrddin Gallery in Carmarthen -  Make & Do Summer 2014 Art all summer long at Oriel Myrddin Gallery Sign up for our lively programme of art workshops over the summer holidays. Under 8s to be accompanied by an adult. Booking essential – please call us to reserve your place 01267 222775 Sun prints Wednesday 30 July 1–3pm Create art from the sun with Kate Dunwell. Suitable for ages 5+ Adults £5, children £3 Hands and feet fun for all the family Wednesday 6 August 1-3pm Use your hands and feet to create wonderful animals, insects and fish. Adults £5, children £3 Woolly weaving Wednesday 13 August 1–3pm Make your own woolly cushion from sheep’s wool with Louise Bird. Suitable for ages 5+ Adults £5, children £3 Mono-printing Friday 8 August 1–3pm Explore mono-printing techniques with Julie Ann Sheridan. Suitable for ages 14+ £8 per person World in a box Friday 15 August 11am–3pm Create a 3D world using wood, cardboard and collage with Louise Bird...

Selected pharmacists in Tenby and Saundersfoot are offering an enhanced service for tourists and residents this summer. The Triage + Treat service is a new service offered in specific community pharmacies to help you if you have had a low level injury. Some injuries can be treated successfully in the pharmacy rather than having to visit a doctor or an A&E Department. The service is being provided by a pharmacist or a member of the pharmacy team who has had special training. They will assess your injury or symptom and make a decision as to whether they can ‘treat’ you there or if you need to seek treatment from another healthcare professional. If the injury is too serious to be treated in the pharmacy you will be given advice about where to go. The types of injuries/symptoms that can be treated under this service are: Minor abrasions, superficial cuts and wounds  Sprains and strains  Eye complaints such as sand in the eye  Removal of items from the skin such as ...

Smokers in Ceredigion, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire are being invited to stop smoking and start living with the help of free stop smoking support sessions. Stop Smoking Wales is an NHS service offering free, friendly support for smokers who want to quit. The service offers sessions at a variety of times during the day and early evening across these areas. Carol Owen, Principal Health Promotion Specialist for Stop Smoking Wales, said: “Stopping smoking can be a challenge, so we have made sure we have a number of different sessions available to residents in the Hywel Dda area who need support to give up smoking. “We hope that by holding sessions during the evenings as well as during the day, we will make it easier for people who want to give up smoking to come along at a time that fits around their other commitments. “Evidence shows that by getting help from Stop Smoking Wales, you are four times more likely to quit, so anyone who has decided it’s time to give up is encouraged to c...

Investing in people is paying off for legal eagles Red Kite Law. “It may sound like a bit of a cliché, but it is a proven fact that investment in people always pays dividends,” said Red Kite Law partner David Sangster. The law firm has just had the prestigious Investors in People award quality benchmark stamp renewed for another three years. “It’s a great boost to us as a law firm and an endorsement of the way we like to work as a business. “As a law firm, we always stress the need for strong standards and for providing a trusted service. “For us, those standards start at the core of the business and how we help to develop and nurture our staff. “Here at Red Kite Law, we have happily taken on board the ideas and practices laid down by Investors in People. Making sure our staff reach and fulfil their potential is hugely important to us. “We are a unique, innovative law firm, founded on the principle of specialist expertise. Our team of solicitors provide expert guidance in virtually e...