Fodd bynnag, nid oes modd gwadu'r pwysau anferth ar y system iechyd a gofal cymdeithasol ar hyn o bryd. Mae cynghorau wedi bod yn pledio'r achos ers hir amser fod angen inni feddwl yn wahanol am iechyd a llesiant, a helpu i gadw pobl rhag mynd yn sâl yn y lle cyntaf. Drwy weithio mewn partneriaeth ar lefel leol, a chynnwys gwasanaethau cymdeithasol, meddygon teulu a gwasanaethau iechyd yn y gymuned yn ogystal â darparwyr yn y sector preifat a'r trydydd sector, gallwn ni helpu i wella canlyniadau ein trigolion yn y dyfodol. Mae'n hollbwysig ein bod yn achub ar y cyfle hwn i ystyried sut mae modd defnyddio adnoddau a chapasiti mor effeithlon ac effeithiol â phosibl, ac i edrych ar beth mae modd ei wneud yn wahanol ar draws y system er mwyn gwella iechyd a llesiant pobl mewn cymunedau ledled Cymru.
However, there is no escaping the enormous pressure on the health and social care system currently. Councils have long made the case that we must think differently about health and wellbeing and to strive to prevent people from becoming ill in the first place. By working in partnership at a local level, including social services, GPs and community-based health services, as well as providers in the private and third sectors, we can help to improve our residents’ prospects. It is essential that we take this chance to consider how resources and capacity can be used as efficiently and effectively as possible, and to examine what can be done differently across the system to improve the health and wellbeing of people in communities all over Wales.