English: One aspect of health that is more likely to affect older people, but can also strike at any age, is cancer services. There's room for improvement in these services if we are to achieve the best outcome for patients. It would be useful to have an update on the next steps for the quality statement for cancer. We need to see strong leadership for cancer in Wales, and clear plans should include ambitious targets and mechanisms for tracking progress towards the longer term. Plaid Cymru also want to see more investment for staff, equipment and infrastructure if we are going to improve cancer survival rates. The gaps in the NHS workforce remain a major worry that hamper meeting the growing demand, reducing waiting times and improving outcomes. There should be investment in our NHS workforce as a matter of urgency. We know that winter comes every year, yet it always seems to catch out successive Governments. There must be a way of breaking this cycle of winter crisis after winter crisis. I believe there is much more opportunity to carry out preventative measures, like a more rigorous and comprehensive gritting programme for pavements. Many people in A&E every winter are there because they have broken bones after slipping on icy pavements. Many councils will not grit pavements and major walkways unless there is prolonged snow or ice; they don't have the resources to do so. I know from my experience as a community councillor that the lack of resources is the most common reason for refusal from a local authority when we request on behalf of residents. We should look after our pavements as well as after our roads. It's not acceptable to simply ask people to stay at home during the cold weather due to lack of resources. By being proactive on this and giving local authorities the resources and guidance to act on this, we will allow people to live their lives throughout the winter, as well as ease the burden on the NHS. I hope this Government can support that.
Welsh: Un agwedd ar iechyd sy'n fwy tebygol o effeithio ar bobl hŷn, ond sydd hefyd yn gallu taro pobl o unrhyw oed, yw gwasanaethau canser. Mae lle i wella yn y gwasanaethau hyn os ydym am sicrhau'r canlyniad gorau i gleifion. Byddai'n ddefnyddiol cael y wybodaeth ddiweddaraf am y camau nesaf ar gyfer y datganiad ansawdd ar ganser. Mae angen inni weld arweinyddiaeth gref ar gyfer canser yng Nghymru, a dylai cynlluniau clir gynnwys targedau a mecanweithiau uchelgeisiol ar gyfer olrhain cynnydd tuag at y tymor hwy. Mae Plaid Cymru hefyd am weld mwy o fuddsoddi mewn staff, offer a seilwaith os ydym am wella cyfraddau goroesi canser. Mae'r bylchau yng ngweithlu'r GIG yn parhau i fod yn bryder mawr sy'n llesteirio'r galw cynyddol ac ymdrechion i leihau amseroedd aros a gwella canlyniadau. Dylid buddsoddi yng ngweithlu'r GIG ar frys. Gwyddom fod y gaeaf yn dod bob blwyddyn, ac eto mae bob amser i'w weld fel pe bai'n dal Llywodraethau olynol ar y droed ôl. Rhaid cael ffordd o dorri'r cylch o un argyfwng y gaeaf ar ôl y llall. Credaf fod llawer mwy o gyfle i gyflawni mesurau ataliol, fel rhaglen raeanu fwy trwyadl a chynhwysfawr ar gyfer palmentydd. Bob gaeaf, mae llawer o bobl mewn adran damweiniau ac achosion brys am eu bod wedi torri esgyrn ar ôl llithro ar balmentydd rhewllyd. Bydd llawer o gynghorau'n ymatal rhag graeanu palmentydd a phrif lwybrau cerdded oni bai bod cyfnod hir o eira neu rew; nid oes ganddynt adnoddau i'w wneud. Yn fy mhrofiad fy hun fel cynghorydd cymuned, gwn mai diffyg adnoddau yw'r rheswm mwyaf cyffredin pam y bydd awdurdod lleol yn gwrthod gwneud hyn pan ofynnwn ar ran trigolion. Dylem ofalu am ein palmentydd yn ogystal â'n ffyrdd. Nid yw'n dderbyniol gofyn i bobl aros gartref yn ystod y tywydd oer oherwydd diffyg adnoddau. Drwy fod yn rhagweithiol ar hyn a rhoi adnoddau ac arweiniad i awdurdodau lleol weithredu arno, byddwn yn caniatáu i bobl fyw eu bywydau drwy gydol y gaeaf yn ogystal â lleddfu'r baich ar y GIG. Gobeithio y gall y Llywodraeth gefnogi hynny.