Welcome to CAVUHB

Our work is guided by the Shaping Our Future Wellbeing Strategy 2023–2035, which sets out a long-term vision to improve health and reduce inequalities.

Through this strategy, we are focused on supporting healthier communities, delivering high-quality care, and working collaboratively with partners to achieve the best possible outcomes for both patients and staff. 

You can read the strategy in full here, alternatively please browse this dedicated website which contains all of the information you require including our key strategic objectives.

We are committed to openness and accountability in all that we do. Information about our decisions and performance is made publicly available, including Board and Committee papers, which are published on our website, and live-streamed Board meetings where questions can be submitted in advance.

We also work closely with Llais, the independent body that represents the views of people across Wales and helps shape health and social care services.

Like health systems across the UK, we continue to face sustained demand, increasing waiting times, and the need to modernise elements of our estate. Addressing these challenges while improving access, experience, and outcomes remains a central priority.

We are working closely with partners, including McKinsey & Company and Tricordant, to strengthen productivity, improve how services are delivered, and ensure the organisation is sustainable for the future.

We recognise the important role you play in representing your constituents and engaging with public services. We are committed to supporting you through access to relevant information, opportunities to meet with colleagues, and visits to our facilities where appropriate. We are also happy to provide guidance to help you interpret and use the data within these dashboards effectively.

Clinical Boards are the main organisational structures used by Cardiff and Vale University Health Board to plan, manage and deliver healthcare services. They bring together related specialties and services to ensure care is coordinated, safe and effective.

Each Clinical Board is led by senior clinicians and managers who are responsible for the quality, performance and day-to-day running of services within their area. They operate within the Health Board’s governance arrangements and are accountable to the Executive Team and Board for delivering high-quality care and meeting operational priorities.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board has seven Clinical Boards:

• Medicine – provides frontline hospital services for patients requiring urgent and acute medical care. This includes unscheduled care, the Emergency Unit, stroke services, clinical gerontology, cystic fibrosis and endoscopy. View the Medicine Clinical Board infographic.

• Surgery – delivers a wide range of planned and emergency surgical services, including trauma and orthopaedics, general surgery, urology, ear, nose and throat (ENT), ophthalmology, dental services and perioperative care. View the Surgery Clinical Board infographic.

• Clinical Diagnostics and Therapeutics – provides the essential diagnostic and support services that underpin almost all clinical care across the Health Board, including radiology, laboratory medicine, pharmacy and medicines management, therapies and outpatient services. View the Clinical Diagnostics and Therapeutics Clinical Board infographic.

• Children and Women – delivers services across the whole patient pathway for women, children and families. This includes maternity, gynaecology, paediatrics and neonatal care, alongside a range of specialist and tertiary services for Wales. View the Children and Women Clinical Board infographic.

• Mental Health – provides community and inpatient mental health services focused on recovery and rehabilitation. This includes primary mental health services, community teams and specialist services such as addictions and younger onset dementia. View the Mental Health Clinical Board infographic.

• Specialist Services – delivers highly specialised regional and national services for patients across Wales and beyond. This includes areas such as cardiothoracic services, neurosciences, nephrology and transplant, medical genetics and critical care. View the Specialist Clinical Board infographic.

• Primary, Community and Intermediate Care (PCIC) – supports the delivery of healthcare in community settings, including GP services, community nursing, palliative care, sexual health, pharmacy and optometry services, and community resource teams. View the PCIC Clinical Board infographic.

Together, these Clinical Boards oversee the wide range of hospital, community and specialist services provided by the Health Board across Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan and beyond.