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Dywedodd llefarydd ar ran Llywodraeth Cymru:



> Ym mis Hydref, gwelwyd y gostyngiad cyntaf yn nifer y llwybrau cleifion sy’n aros i ddechrau triniaeth ers mis Ebrill 2020\. Er i’r lefelau uchaf erioed o alw ar y gwasanaeth ambiwlans gael eu cofnodi ym mis Tachwedd, roedd yna hefyd rywfaint o welliant ym mherfformiad adrannau brys. 
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> Cafodd mwy na 376,000 o ymgyngoriadau\+ eu cynnal ym mis Hydref mewn ysbytai yn unig a chaewyd dros 106,000 o lwybrau cleifion, cynnydd o 12\.8% ers y mis blaenorol.
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> Mae cynnydd yn parhau i gael ei wneud i leihau’r amseroedd aros hiraf. Mae’r nifer sy’n aros am ddwy flynedd am driniaeth wedi lleihau am y seithfed mis yn olynol. Mae hyn yn ostyngiad o 23% ers y brig ym mis Mawrth. Fe wnaeth cyfran y llwybrau sy’n aros llai na 26 wythnos gynyddu’r mis hwn gyda’r nifer sy’n aros dros 36 wythnos yn lleihau.
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> Fe wnaeth nifer y llwybrau sy’n aros am fwy na blwyddyn am eu hapwyntiad cyntaf fel claf allanol leihau am yr ail fis yn olynol. Cafodd mwy o gleifion nag erioed, sef 14,412 o bobl eu gweld a chael gwybod nad oedd canser arnynt. Mae hyn 4% yn uwch na’r mis blaenorol. Er i berfformiad ostwng ychydig yn erbyn y targed 62 diwrnod, dechreuodd mwy o bobl ar eu triniaeth ddiffiniol gyntaf ar gyfer canser ym mis Hydref 2022 o’i gymharu â mis Medi 2022\. 
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> Roedd cyfran y llwybrau sy’n aros yn hirach na’r amser targed am wasanaethau diagnostig a therapi wedi gostwng 4\.9% a 4\.1% yn y drefn honno o’i gymharu â’r mis blaenorol.
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> Mae ein staff yn y gwasanaeth ambiwlans ac mewn adrannau brys yn parhau i fod o dan bwysau cynyddol. Ym mis Tachwedd, gwelwyd y nifer uchaf a’r gyfran uchaf ar gof a chadw o alwadau ‘coch’/ galwadau sy’n bygwth bywyd ar unwaith a chynnydd yng nghyfanswm y nifer a fynychodd gyfleusterau. Roedd y niferoedd hyn yn debyg i lefelau cyn y pandemig. Fodd bynnag, fe wnaeth perfformiad wella yn erbyn y targedau pedair awr a deuddeg awr, a bu gostyngiad yn yr amser aros ar gyfartaledd am asesiad gan feddyg.
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> Er ein bod yn cydnabod nad yw perfformiad ambiwlansiau gystal ag yr ydyn ni’n disgwyl iddo fod, rydym yn arwain gwelliannau i’r system. Mae hyn yn cynnwys ymestyn gwasanaethau gofal brys yr un diwrnod i fod ar gael saith diwrnod yr wythnos, gwella’r modd y caiff cleifion 999 eu rheoli ar y ffôn a recriwtio staff ychwanegol. Heb yr holl bethau hyn byddai’r pwysau ar y system yn fwy fyth.







Translation:


 
A Welsh Government spokesperson said:



> October saw the first decrease in the number of patient pathways waiting to start treatment since April 2020\. Although record levels of demand on the ambulance service were reported in November there was also some improvement in emergency department performance.  
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> More than 376,000 consultations\+ were carried out in October in hospital alone and over 106,000 patient pathways were closed, an increase of 12\.8% from the previous month.
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> Progress continues to be made on the longest waits. Two year waits for treatment have fallen for the seventh month in a row and are down by 23% since the peak in March. The proportion of pathways waiting less than 26 weeks increased this month with the number waiting more than 36 weeks falling.
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> The number of pathways waiting longer than one year for their first outpatient appointment dropped for the second month in a row. An all\-time record 14,412 people were seen and told they don’t have cancer; this is 4% higher than the previous month. Whilst performance decreased slightly against the 62\-day target, more people started their first definitive cancer treatment in October 2022 compared to September 2022\.
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> The proportion of pathways waiting longer than the target times for diagnostics and therapies fell by 4\.9% and 4\.1% respectively compared to the previous month.
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> Our ambulance service and emergency department staff remain under increased pressure. November saw the highest number and proportion of ‘red’/ immediately life threatening calls on record and an increase in the total number of attendances across facilities similar to pre\-pandemic levels.  However, performance improved against the four hour and twelve hour targets, and there was a reduction in the average wait for an assessment by a doctor.
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> Whilst we acknowledge ambulance performance is not where we expect it to be, we are driving system improvements, including extending same\-day emergency care services to open seven\-days a week, improving management of 999 patients on the phone, and recruiting more staff. Without all this the pressure on the system would be even greater.