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Mae'r Ysgrifennydd Iechyd, Vaughan Gething wedi cymeradwyo'r cam hwn wedi i adolygiad ganfod nad yw mwyafrif y profion sydd eu hangen ar gleifion cardiaidd yn gorfod cadw at y targed o wyth wythnos. 

O 1 Ebrill ymlaen, bydd wyth prawf diagnostig ychwanegol ar gyfer cleifion lle bo amheuaeth eu bod yn dioddef o glefyd y galon yn cael eu hychwanegu at y targed wyth wythnos. Yn flaenorol, dim ond y prawf straen a'r echo cardiogram oedd yn gorfod cael eu cynnal o fewn y targed. 

Edrychwyd ar y profion diagnostig cardioleg ychwanegol rhwng mis Ebrill 2017 a mis Rhagfyr 2017\. Yn ystod y cyfnod hwn, gostyngodd nifer y cleifion oedd yn aros dros wyth wythnos am eu prawf o 33% i 17%. 

Dywedodd yr Ysgrifennydd Iechyd: 


> "Rydyn ni wedi gweld gwelliant yn yr amser aros am ddiagnosis yng Nghymru dros y blynyddoedd diwethaf, ond rydyn ni wedi ymrwymo i barhau i wella. Mae ond yn iawn i ni ychwanegu'r profion hyn ar gyfer clefyd y galon at y targed o wyth wythnos – mae disgwyl i hyn arwain at ostyngiad sylweddol yn nifer y cleifion sy'n aros yn hirach nag y dylen nhw am brofion. Ac felly, bydd modd i gleifion sy'n sâl iawn gael diagnosis a thriniaeth yn gynt."

Dywedodd Llywydd Cymdeithas Gardiofasgwlaidd Cymru, Dr Jonathan Goodfellow: 


> "Mae Cymdeithas Gardiofasgwlaidd Cymru yn croesawu'r cyhoeddiad hwn. Mae angen i bobl sy'n dioddef o symptomau clefyd y galon gael diagnosis a thriniaeth effeithiol yn gyflym. Wrth ddarparu profion diagnostig a delweddu yn lleol, mae modd i gleifion gael diagnosis manwl gywir drwy gyn lleied o brofion â phosibl, ac felly bydd modd i gleifion osgoi cael triniaeth ddiangen. 
> 
> "Mae'r gwelliannau i'r amseroedd aros ers i ni edrych ar y profion yn galonogol, ac rydyn ni'n gobeithio y bydd y byrddau iechyd yn mynd i'r afael ag unrhyw broblemau sy'n parhau drwy gamau adrodd ffurfiol."







Translation:


 
Health Secretary, Vaughan Gething, has approved the move after a review found the majority of tests cardiac patients need are currently not subjected to the eight week target.

From the 1st April eight additional diagnostic tests for patients with suspected heart disease will be added to the eight week target. Previously only stress test and echocardiogram were included in the target. 

The additional cardiology diagnostic tests were shadow reported between April 2017 and December 2017\. During this period the number of patients waiting over eight weeks for their test decreased from 33% to 17%. 

The Health Secretary said: 


> “There has been an improvement in diagnostic waiting times in Wales in recent years, but we are committed to making further improvements. It is only right that we add these additional heart disease tests to the eight week target – this is expected to result in a significant decrease in patients waiting longer than they should for tests and means potentially very ill patients will be diagnosed and treated sooner.”

President of the Welsh Cardiovascular Society, Dr Jonathan Goodfellow said:


> “The Welsh Cardiovascular Society welcomes this announcement. People suffering with symptoms of heart disease need access to quick and effective diagnosis and treatment. Providing appropriate imaging and diagnostics, in local settings, allows patients to receive the minimum investigation necessary to get an accurate diagnosis, allowing some patients to avoid unnecessary treatment. 
> 
> “We’re encouraged by the improvements in waiting times since these tests were shadow reported and hope that with formal reporting health boards will address any remaining problems.”