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Stroke is the fourth leading cause of death in Wales and can have a significant long\-term impact on survivors of stroke. There are currently around 70,000 stroke survivors living in Wales, and an estimated 7,400 people experience a stroke each year.


The new quality statement for stroke, which sets out the future vision for stroke services in Wales, has been developed with the Stroke Implementation Group, which provides guidance to the government, and key stakeholders including the Stroke Association in Wales.


It outlines how services will change to improve the quality of care and reduce variations in care across Wales. For example by investing in artificial intelligence we can help support stroke diagnosis, thereby improving patient care, and producing better outcomes.


The next steps will be to create a delivery plan which will be overseen by Dr Shakeel Ahmad, Wales’ national clinical lead for stroke.


Dr Ahmad will also be supporting health boards to develop a network of comprehensive stroke centres that work across boundaries to improve care from acute treatment to rehabilitation.


Working with relevant organisations and groups is a strong focus of the new plan to address areas such as public health, prevention, rehabilitation, care for those who are critically ill or at end of life as well as collaboration with other conditions such as cardiovascular, neurological and diabetes.  

   

Health Minister Eluned Morgan, said:



> Stroke can change people’s lives in an instant, not just for the person who has had it but for their families also. With the right specialist support people can make a good recovery. As a government we remain committed to improving support for stroke survivors and helping them rebuild their lives.
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> I want to thank everyone who has inputted into the quality statement, the response to stroke care requires a partnership approach and I am delighted Dr Ahmad will oversee this important work.
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> I look forward to working closely with all key stakeholders in the years ahead to deliver on the commitments within this important quality statement.


Wales’ national clinical lead for stroke, Dr Shakeel Ahmad, said:



> The Quality Statement sets out a bold vision to develop comprehensive stroke centres with regional clinical networks that will enable stroke services to be more resilient, whilst reducing variation of treatment and providing timely access to specialist care from the hospital to the community.


Director of the Stroke Association in Wales, Katie Chappelle, said:



> A stroke happens in the brain – the control centre for who we are and what we do – and the impact can vary depending on which part of the brain is affected. It could be anything from wiping out your speech and physical abilities to affecting your emotions. But with fast, effective treatment and specialist support it is possible to make a recovery.
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> That’s why we’re excited to see this new plan for stroke in Wales. While some progress has been made to improve stroke care in recent years, there is still work to be done.
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> We are committed to working with all those involved in stroke care in Wales to make sure stroke survivors in Wales get the best possible level of treatment.







Translation:


 
Strôc yw'r pedwerydd prif achos marwolaeth yng Nghymru ac mae'n gallu cael effaith hirdymor sylweddol ar oroeswyr strôc. Ar hyn o bryd, mae tua 70,000 o oroeswyr strôc yn byw yng Nghymru, ac amcangyfrifir bod 7,400 o bobl yn cael strôc bob blwyddyn.


Mae’r datganiad ansawdd newydd ar gyfer strôc yn gosod gweledigaeth ar gyfer gwasanaethau strôc yng Nghymru yn y dyfodol. Cafodd ei ddatblygu gyda’r Grŵp Gweithredu ar gyfer Strôc, sy’n rhoi arweiniad i’r Llywodraeth, a gyda rhanddeiliaid allweddol, gan gynnwys y Gymdeithas Strôc yng Nghymru.


Mae’n amlinellu sut y bydd gwasanaethau’n newid i wella ansawdd y gofal a lleihau amrywiadau ledled Cymru. Er enghraifft, drwy fuddsoddi mewn deallusrwydd artiffisial gallwn helpu i gefnogi diagnosis o strôc, gan felly wella gofal cleifion a sicrhau canlyniadau gwell.


Y camau nesaf fydd llunio cynllun cyflawni a bydd Dr Shakeel Ahmad, arweinydd clinigol cenedlaethol Cymru ar gyfer strôc, yn goruchwylio’r gwaith hwnnw.


Bydd Dr Ahmad hefyd yn cefnogi byrddau iechyd i ddatblygu rhwydwaith o ganolfannau strôc cynhwysfawr sy'n gweithio ar draws ffiniau i wella gofal o driniaeth acíwt i gymorth adsefydlu.


Mae gweithio gyda sefydliadau a grwpiau perthnasol yn rhan hollbwysig o’r cynllun newydd i fynd i’r afael â meysydd megis iechyd y cyhoedd, atal, adsefydlu, gofal i’r rhai sy’n ddifrifol wael neu ar ddiwedd oes, yn ogystal â chydweithio â gwasanaethau cyflyrau eraill megis cardiofasgwlaidd, niwrolegol a diabetes.


Dywedodd y Gweinidog Iechyd Eluned Morgan:



> Gall strôc newid bywydau pobl yn sydyn iawn, nid yn unig i’r person sydd wedi cael y strôc ond i’w deulu hefyd. Gyda'r cymorth arbenigol cywir, gall pobl wella'n dda. Fel Llywodraeth, rydym wedi ymrwymo o hyd i wella'r gefnogaeth i oroeswyr strôc a'u helpu i ailadeiladu eu bywydau.
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> Hoffwn ddiolch i bawb sydd wedi cyfrannu at y datganiad ansawdd. Rhaid gweithio mewn partneriaeth ym maes gofal strôc ac rwy’n falch iawn y bydd Dr Ahmad yn goruchwylio’r gwaith pwysig hwn.
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> Edrychaf ymlaen at weithio’n agos gyda'r holl randdeiliaid allweddol yn y blynyddoedd i ddod i gyflawni’r ymrwymiadau a nodir yn y datganiad ansawdd pwysig hwn.


Dywedodd arweinydd clinigol cenedlaethol Cymru ar gyfer strôc, Dr Shakeel Ahmad:



> Mae’r Datganiad Ansawdd yn nodi gweledigaeth uchelgeisiol i ddatblygu canolfannau strôc cynhwysfawr, gyda rhwydweithiau clinigol rhanbarthol. Bydd hyn yn cryfhau gwasanaethau strôc, yn lleihau amrywiadau rhwng triniaethau ac yn cynnig mynediad prydlon at ofal arbenigol o’r ysbyty i’r gymuned.


Dywedodd Cyfarwyddwr y Gymdeithas Strôc yng Nghymru, Katie Chappelle:



> Mae strôc yn digwydd yn yr ymennydd – y ganolfan reoli ar gyfer pwy ydyn ni a beth rydyn ni’n ei wneud – a gall yr effaith amrywio gan ddibynnu ar ba ran o’r ymennydd y mae’n effeithio arni. Gallai fod yn unrhyw beth, o chwalu’ch lleferydd a’ch galluoedd corfforol i effeithio ar eich emosiynau. Ond gyda thriniaeth gyflym, effeithiol a chymorth arbenigol mae’n bosib’ gwella ohono.
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> Dyna pam rydym yn falch iawn o weld y cynllun newydd hwn ar gyfer strôc yng Nghymru. Er bod gofal strôc wedi gwella rywfaint yn y blynyddoedd diwethaf, mae gwaith i’w wneud o hyd.
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> Rydym wedi ymrwymo i weithio gyda phawb sy’n ymwneud â gofal strôc yng Nghymru i sicrhau bod goroeswyr strôc yng Nghymru yn cael y driniaeth orau posib’.