Mae cynllun gweithredu ar endosgopi wedi'i ddrafftio gyda chamau gweithredu unionyrchol i sefydlu'r rhaglen, camau tymor canolig i helpu byrddau iechyd i sefydlogi eu sefyllfaoedd, a chamau tymor hirach i gyflawni gwasanaethau cynaliadwy. Rhagwelir y bydd y rhaglen ar waith am bum mlynedd o ystyried graddfa'r her i'w chyflawni a bydd y cynllun gweithredu yn cael ei adnewyddu yn flynyddol gyda rhagor o fanylion yn dod i'r amlwg yn y misoedd nesaf drwy raglenni gwaith is-grwpiau. Mae mwy na hanner y dyraniad cenedlaethol o £1m eisoes wedi'i ddosbarthu i Grŵp Cydweithredol y GIG ac Addysg a Gwella Iechyd Cymru i alluogi'r rhaglen. Er bod cynnydd da yn cael ei wneud yn genedlaethol, nid wyf yn disgwyl i fyrddau iechyd aros am ganlyniadau'r rhaglen i wella eu sefyllfa o ran endosgopi. Mae aelodau'r bwrdd yn deall bod angen ffocws lleol sylweddol ar wasanaethau endosgopi ac mae hyn wedi'i atgyfnerthu yn y canllawiau cynllunio diweddaraf a roddir i'r GIG. Rwy'n disgwyl gweld ffocws yn rownd nesaf Cynlluniau Tymor Canolig Integredig y byrddau iechyd.
An endoscopy action plan has been drafted with immediate actions to establish the programme, medium-term actions to help health boards stabilise their positions, and longer-term actions to deliver sustainable services. This programme is anticipated to be in place for five years considering the scale of the challenge that must be met and the action plan will be refreshed annually with further detail emerging in the coming months through the subgroup work programmes. More than half of the national £1m allocation has already been dispersed to the NHS Collaborative and Health Education and Improvement Wales to enable the programme. Although good progress is being made nationally, I do not expect health boards to await the programme outputs to improve their endoscopy positions. Board members understand that significant local focus is required on endoscopy services and this has been reinforced in the latest planning guidance being issued to the NHS. I expect to see a focus coming through the next round of health board Integrated Medium Term Plans.