English: There's more than one part to the comments and questions that have been made, and, actually, in terms of improvement this year, I expect improvement to be made this year. I'm expecting the orthopaedic plan from the north Wales health board to be provided within the next month. That's what I expect, and I expect that to be properly judged then as to when it will deliver action. The additional moneys that have been available are to make improvements within this year for people waiting in the here and now. That does include commissioning capacity outside of north Wales as well. It would be wrong for me to get ahead of actually seeing their plan and understanding how effective it is likely to be and giving a commitment when the issue may be resolved, but what I will say again is: if I don't have confidence that that issue will be resolved, then I'll need to have a different discussion about how to actually deliver improvements for people in north Wales. On your point about thrombectomy, this is a relatively new treatment that is available and it has a potentially significant impact for people suffering from stroke. The service was commissioned in Cardiff and became active with three consultants working together as a team - that was assessed to be the right number of people for the needs of people in the whole south Wales area. Unfortunately, two out of those three consultants have now left, due to circumstances that are generally beyond the health board. The challenge has been recruiting people to fill those posts. One person has been recruited and is starting this month. However, they'll be undertaking a period of supervision for the first four months, which is entirely normal. I do then expect further steps to be taken to make sure the service is back up to capacity. That does mean that, at this point in time, we're commissioning additional capacity from within the English system. It is also worth pointing out that, actually, every other part of the United Kingdom system has a challenge in meeting the need for this new service. You'll note that, in the piece this weekend, it noted there are significant parts of England that similarly have challenges in having a fully staffed and functioning service, and, in addition, the same can be said of Scotland as well. So, this is about how we get back to a relatively new form of treatment, to commission it properly and on a sustainable basis moving forward. This, of course, is a serious priority for myself and the service.
Welsh: Mae mwy nag un rhan i'r sylwadau a'r cwestiynau a wnaed, ac mewn gwirionedd, o ran gwelliant eleni, rwy'n disgwyl y caiff gwelliannau eu gwneud eleni. Rwy'n disgwyl i'r cynllun orthopedig gan fwrdd iechyd gogledd Cymru gael ei ddarparu o fewn y mis nesaf. Dyna rwy'n ei ddisgwyl, ac rwy'n disgwyl i hynny gael ei ystyried yn briodol wedyn o ran pryd y caiff ei roi ar waith. Y bwriad yw i'r arian ychwanegol sydd wedi bod ar gael yma wneud gwelliannau eleni ar gyfer pobl sy'n aros ar hyn o bryd. Mae hynny'n cynnwys comisiynu capasiti y tu allan i ogledd Cymru hefyd. Ni fyddai'n iawn i mi roi ymrwymiad ynglŷn â pha bryd y bydd y mater yn cael ei ddatrys cyn i mi weld eu cynllun a deall pa mor effeithiol y mae'n debygol o fod, ond dywedaf eto: os nad wyf yn hyderus y caiff y mater ei ddatrys, bydd angen i mi gael trafodaeth wahanol ynglŷn â sut i sicrhau gwelliannau ar gyfer pobl yng ngogledd Cymru. Ynglŷn â'ch pwynt am thrombectomi, mae hon yn driniaeth gymharol newydd sydd ar gael, a gall gael cryn effaith ar gleifion strôc. Comisiynwyd y gwasanaeth yng Nghaerdydd, a daeth yn weithgar gyda thri meddyg ymgynghorol yn gweithio gyda'i gilydd mewn tîm - aseswyd mai dyna'r nifer gywir o bobl ar gyfer anghenion pobl ar draws de Cymru. Yn anffodus, mae dau o'r tri meddyg ymgynghorol wedi gadael bellach, oherwydd amgylchiadau sydd, at ei gilydd, y tu hwnt i reolaeth y bwrdd iechyd. Yr her oedd recriwtio pobl i'r swyddi hynny. Mae un person wedi cael ei recriwtio a bydd yn dechrau'r mis hwn. Fodd bynnag, bydd yn treulio cyfnod dan oruchwyliaeth am y pedwar mis cyntaf, sy'n gwbl arferol. Rwy'n disgwyl y bydd camau pellach yn cael eu cymryd wedi hynny i sicrhau bod y gwasanaeth yn darparu hyd at y capasiti unwaith eto. Golyga hynny ein bod, ar hyn o bryd, yn comisiynu capasiti ychwanegol o system Lloegr. Dylid nodi hefyd fod pob rhan arall o system y Deyrnas Unedig yn wynebu her, mewn gwirionedd, o ran diwallu'r angen am y gwasanaeth newydd hwn. Fe nodwch, yn y darn y penwythnos hwn, ei fod yn dweud bod rhannau sylweddol o Loegr yn wynebu heriau tebyg o ran sicrhau gwasanaeth wedi'i staffio a'i weithredu'n llawn, a gellid dweud yr un peth am yr Alban hefyd. Felly, mae hyn yn ymwneud â sut y dychwelwn at driniaeth gymharol newydd, er mwyn ei chomisiynu'n briodol ac ar sail gynaliadwy ar gyfer y dyfodol. Mae hon, wrth gwrs, yn flaenoriaeth bwysig i mi a'r gwasanaeth.