Mae staff iechyd a gofal wedi gweithio’n arbennig o galed i’n cadw ni i gyd yn ddiogel dros y naw mis diwethaf, a hynny’n aml iawn ar draul eu hiechyd, eu llesiant a’u gallu i dreulio amser gyda’u teuluoedd a’r rhai sy’n agos iddynt.  Rwy’n hynod o ddiolchgar i’n staff am barhau i ddangos y fath ymrwymiad a thosturi i’n cadw ni oll yn saff. Does dim golwg y bydd y pwysau sydd ar y system yn debygol o lacio wrth i ni weld cynnydd sylweddol yn yr achosion o Covid-19 yn ein hysbytai a’n cymunedau, a bydd hyn yn cael ei gymhlethu gan yr un mathau o heriau y byddem yn disgwyl eu gweld mewn gaeaf ‘arferol’.
Health and care staff have worked incredibly hard to keep us all safe over the past nine months, often at great cost to their own health, wellbeing and time spent with family and loved ones. I am tremendously grateful to our staff for continuing to show such commitment and compassion to keep all of us safe.  There is no indication that the pressures on the system are likely to ease as we see significant increases in the incidence of Covid-19 in our hospitals and communities, which will be compounded by the same types of challenges we would expect to see over a ‘normal’ winter.