Our Mission and Vision

At Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, our mission is ‘Caring for People, Keeping People Well’ and our vision is that a person's chance of leading a healthy life should be the same wherever they live and whoever they are.

We believe that everybody across Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan has the right to mental health services that:

• Make a positive difference to each person they serve
• Stop doing things that are not working
• Are guided by the individual's views about what they need and what helps them
• Treat everyone as a capable citizen who can make choices and take control of their own life
• Work with respect, dignity and compassion
• Recognise that mental health services are only part of a person's recovery
• Recognise respect and support the role of carers, family and friends
• Communicate with each person in the way that is right for them
• Understand that each person has a unique culture, life experiences and values
• Give people the information they need to make their own decisions and choices
• Support their workers to do their jobs well
• Challenge "us and them" attitudes both within mental health services and in the wider society

Our colleagues and service users have a long-term vision of increasing community care and shared care models. We embrace the recovery philosophy.