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Mae’n bleser gennyf roi’r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf i’r Aelodau am gynlluniau’r byrddau iechyd i gadw dros 5000 o welyau ysbyty ychwanegol ar gyfer gweddill 2020/2021\.


Mae cyfnod y gaeaf bob amser yn heriol i’n system iechyd a gofal cymdeithasol. Ond mae COVID\-19 wedi ychwanegu dimensiwn arall i’r heriau arferol a ddaw yn sgil y ffliw, tywydd garw a gwaethygiad cyflyrau anadlol cronig sy’n aml yn arwain at gynnydd mewn derbyniadau brys.


Yr wythnos ddiwethaf, cyhoeddais Gynllun Diogelu’r Gaeaf, sy’n amlinellu sut y byddwn yn cydweithio gyda’r system i ddarparu gwasanaethau diogel a gwydn y gaeaf hwn.


Yn y gwanwyn, sefydlwyd 19 o ysbytai maes o amgylch Cymru mewn cyfnod o ychydig wythnosau i ddarparu miloedd o welyau ysbyty ychwanegol ar gyfer y cynnydd sylweddol a ragwelwyd mewn derbyniadau i’r ysbyty ar gyfer cleifion a oedd yn dioddef o’r feirws. Nodwyd miloedd o welyau hefyd yn ysbytai presennol y GIG a safleoedd ysbyty annibynnol eraill rhag ofn y byddai’r senario achos gwaethaf rhesymol yn cael ei wireddu. Darparwyd ar gyfer cyfanswm o tua 10,000 o welyau ysbyty ychwanegol, sy’n destament i allu’r GIG, a’n partneriaid yn yr Awdurdodau Lleol, y sector annibynnol, y sector preifat a’r lluoedd arfog a weithiodd ddydd a nos i gyflawni ar gyfer pobl Cymru.


Yn ffodus, nid oedd angen y mwyafrif helaeth o’r gwelyau ysbyty ychwanegol bryd hynny. Roedd hyn yn bennaf oherwydd y cymorth a gafwyd gan y cyhoedd wrth iddynt gydymffurfio â’r cyfyngiadau; sicrhau hylendid da a chadw pellter cymdeithasol; a’r newidiadau yn y modd y cafodd gwasanaethau eu darparu a’u defnyddio gan y cyhoedd. Hoffwn ddiolch i bawb yng Nghymru am wneud eu rhan.


Wrth inni nesáu at y gaeaf, ac yn dilyn y cynnydd diweddar mewn achosion COVID\-19, mae’n debygol iawn y bydd angen capasiti ychwanegol ar y gwasanaethau iechyd a gofal cymdeithasol i ymdopi â’r galw cynyddol am wasanaethau. Mae’n rhaid inni sicrhau mynediad at ddigon o welyau ysbyty ychwanegol i reoli unrhyw gynnydd mewn derbyniadau o gleifion sy’n dioddef o COVID\-19\.


Mae mwy na chwe mis wedi pasio yn awr ers dechrau pandemig COVID\-19\. Rydym yn dysgu mwy am y feirws bob dydd, a sut i sicrhau canlyniadau cadarnhaol i Gymru. Yn seiliedig ar fodelu data a’r hyn yr ydym wedi’i ddysgu o’r brig cyntaf o achosion, gofynnwyd i fyrddau iechyd gadw 5000 o welyau ar draws Cymru i alluogi rheoli’r senario achos gwaethaf rhesymol pe bai cynnydd mawr mewn derbyniadau brys i welyau ysbyty.


Bydd y byrddau iechyd yn cyflawni’r nod hwn drwy gadw deg o ysbytai maes mewn pedwar bwrdd iechyd yng Nghymru gan roi’r gallu i ddarparu oddeutu 2600 o welyau ychwanegol. Yn ogystal â hyn, bydd 2500 o welyau ychwanegol ar gael mewn cyfuniad o gyfleusterau ysbyty presennol y GIG; drwy agor un cyfleuster ysbyty newydd y GIG; a chodi adeilad modiwlar newydd ar safle ysbyty presennol.


Yn ymarferol, ar lefel bwrdd iechyd golyga hyn:


* Mae **Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Betsi Cadwaladr** wedi cytuno i gadw Venue Cymru yn Llandudno; Ysbyty Enfys Glannau Dyfrdwy yng Nghanolfan Hamdden Glannau Dyfrdwy; a Chanolfan Brailsford ym Mhrifysgol Bangor. Bydd nifer o welyau ychwanegol hefyd ar gael yn ysbytai presennol y GIG i sicrhau cyfanswm o 1,198 o welyau ychwanegol.
* Bydd **Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Cwm Taf Morgannwg** yn cadw’r ysbyty maes yng nghyn uned Harman Becker yn Ystâd Ddiwydiannol Pen\-y\-bont ar Ogwr yn ogystal â’r gwelyau ychwanegol yn ysbytai presennol y GIG, gan roi cyfanswm o 718 o welyau ychwanegol.
* Oherwydd bod poblogaeth yr ardal ar wasgar, bydd **Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Hywel Dda** yn cadw amryw o safleoedd ysbyty maes bychan ar draws y rhanbarth. Bydd hyn yn cynnwys yr ‘Ysgubor’ ym Mharc y Scarlets, Canolfan Selwyn Samuel yn Llanelli, Bluestone yn Sir Benfro a Chanolfannau Hamdden Aberystwyth ac Aberteifi. Gyda’r gwelyau ychwanegol yn ysbytai presennol y GIG, bydd y Bwrdd Iechyd yn cadw 613 o welyau ysbyty ychwanegol.
* Yn gynharach eleni, gwnaeth **Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Bae Abertawe** waith i drawsnewid Stwidios y Bae yn Abertawe. Bydd y safle hwn yn cael ei gadw gan ddarparu lle i hyd at 818 o welyau os oes angen.
* Bydd **Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Aneurin Bevan** yn agor Ysbyty Athrofaol y Faenor bedwar mis yn gynnar ym mis Tachwedd a gyda’r gwelyau ychwanegol yn safleoedd presennol y GIG, bydd hyn yn darparu oddeutu 942 o welyau ychwanegol.
* Bydd **Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Caerdydd a’r Fro** yn adeiladu cyfleuster modiwlar newydd ar safle Ysbyty Athrofaol Cymru yng Nghaerdydd yn ogystal â’r gwelyau ychwanegol yn safleoedd presennol y GIG a fydd yn darparu cyfanswm o tua 800 o welyau ychwanegol.
* Mae **Bwrdd Iechyd Addysgu Powys** wedi dod o hyd i gapasiti ychwanegol o fewn ei ysbytai presennol ac mae ganddo gytundeb gyda byrddau iechyd ac ymddiriedolaethau cyfagos i sicrhau mynediad i welyau ysbyty ychwanegol i’w breswylwyr yn ôl yr angen. Bydd hyn yn darparu 210 o welyau ychwanegol.


Yn hanfodol, diben y gwelyau ychwanegol yw galluogi byrddau iechyd i barhau i gynnal llawdriniaethau sydd wedi’u cynllunio ac ymdopi â’r galw am ofal brys a gofal mewn argyfwng yn ystod y gaeaf hanesyddol heriol hwn; yn ogystal â rheoli unrhyw gynnydd posibl yn y nifer o gleifion sy’n cael eu derbyn i’r ysbyty yn sgil COVID\-19\.


Hoffwn ddiolch i’n partneriaid yn yr Awdurdodau Lleol, y sector annibynnol, y sector preifat a’r GIG am eu cefnogaeth barhaus i ganfod a chadw cymaint o welyau ychwanegol ar gyfer gweddill 2020/2021\.


Byddwn yn parhau i fonitro’r sefyllfa a byddwn yn cynnal adolygiad pellach yn dilyn cyflwyno cynlluniau’r byrddau iechyd yn ddiweddarach yn y flwyddyn i ystyried unrhyw ofynion ar gyfer cynlluniau pellach o ran gwelyau ychwanegol yn 2021/22\.







Translation:


 
I am pleased to update Members on health board plans to retain over 5000 additional beds for the rest of 2020/2021\.


The winter period is always challenging for our health and social care system. However, COVID\-19 has added a further dimension to the usual challenges presented by influenza, adverse weather and exacerbations of chronic respiratory conditions often resulting in increased emergency admissions.


Last week, I published our Winter Protection Plan, setting out how we will work together with the system to deliver safe and resilient services this winter.


In the spring, 19 field hospitals were established around Wales in a matter of weeks to provide thousands of additional beds for a significant predicted increase in hospital admissions for patients suffering from the virus. Thousands of beds were also identified across existing NHS and independent hospital sites in the event of a reasonable worst case scenario. In total provision was made for around 10,000 additional beds, a testament to the capability of NHS, Local Authority, independent sector, private sector and military partners who worked round the clock to deliver for the people of Wales.


Thankfully, the great majority of the additional beds were not needed at that time. This is primarily because of the support from the public in complying with lockdown restrictions; maintaining good hygiene and social distancing; and changes in the way services were delivered and accessed by the public. I would like to thank everyone in Wales for playing your part.


As we approach this winter, and with the recent rise in COVID\-19 cases, it is highly likely health and social care services will require additional capacity to manage increasing demand for services. We must ensure we retain access to sufficient additional bed capacity to manage any increase in admissions of patients with COVID\-19\.


We are now more than 6 months into the COVID\-19 pandemic. We learn more about the virus on a daily basis, and how best to secure positive outcomes for Wales. Based on data modelling and ongoing learning from the first peak, health boards were asked to retain 5000 beds across Wales to enable safe management of a potential realistic worst case scenario caused by a spike in emergency admissions to hospital beds.


Health boards will achieve this goal by retaining ten field hospitals across four health boards in Wales, capable of providing approximately 2600 additional beds. This will be supplemented by an additional 2500 beds available in a combination of existing NHS hospital facilities; through the opening of one new NHS hospital facility; and a new modular building on the site of an existing hospital.


In practice, at a health board level this means:


* **Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board** has agreed to retain Venue Cymru in Llandudno; Ysbyty Enfys Deeside at the Deeside Leisure Centre; and the Brailsford Centre at Bangor University. A number of additional beds will also be made available in existing NHS hospital sites to secure an overall total of 1,198 additional beds.
* **Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board** will retain the field hospital at the former Harman Becker unit at the Bridgend Industrial Estate alongside additional capacity across existing NHS hospital sites with a total additional capacity of 718 beds.
* Due to its dispersed local population, **Hywel Dda University Health Board** will retain a range of smaller field hospitals sites across the region. This will include ‘y Barn’ at Parc y Scarlets, the Selwyn Samuel Centre in Llanelli, Bluestone in Pembrokeshire and Aberystwyth and Cardigan Leisure Centres. Alongside additional bed capacity in existing NHS hospital sites, the Health Board will retain additional capacity of 613 beds.
* Earlier in the year, **Swansea Bay** **University Health Board** undertook work to transform the Bay Studios in Swansea. This site will be retained and provide capacity of up to 818 beds if required.
* Aneurin Bevan University Health Board will open the Grange University Hospital four months early in November and, alongside additional bed capacity across existing NHS sites, will provide around 942 extra beds.
* **Cardiff and Vale University Health Board** will build a new modular facility, on the University Hospital of Wales site in Cardiff alongside additional bed capacity in existing NHS sites to provide around 800 additional beds.
* **Powys teaching Health Board** has identified additional capacity within its existing hospital sites and has agreement with neighbouring health boards and trusts for access to additional beds for its residents, as necessary. This will provide 210 extra beds.


Crucially, this additional capacity is intended to enable health boards to continue to undertake planned surgical procedures and manage urgent and emergency care demand during the historically challenging winter period; in addition to the management of any potential increases in numbers of patients admitted to a hospital bed caused by COVID\-19\.


I would like to thank Local Authority, independent sector, private sector and NHS partners for their ongoing support in enabling additional capacity to be established and retained at scale for the remainder of 2020/2021\.


We will continue to monitor the situation and a further review will be undertaken following the submission of health board plans later in the year to consider any requirement for further capacity plans in 2021/22\.