Bydd cyfran fawr a chynyddol o bobl, gan gynnwys plant, yn dioddef salwch sy’n byrhau bywyd am gyfnod o amser pan fydd eu hanghenion gofal yn ddwys. Gall gofal lliniarol da wneud gwahaniaeth enfawr i ansawdd bywyd pobl a’r rhai sy’n gofalu amdanynt, gan eu helpu i fyw cystal â phosibl, a marw gydag urddas. Bydd y Datganiad Ansawdd yn helpu i gyflawni hyn, drwy sicrhau ffocws llawer ehangach ar draws y sbectrwm iechyd a gofal cymdeithasol a darpariaeth trydydd sector yn hytrach na chanolbwyntio ar ofal lliniarol arbenigol yn unig.
A large and growing proportion of people, including children will have a life-shortening illness for a period of time when care needs are intensive. Good palliative care can make a huge difference to the quality of life for people and those who care for them, helping them to live as well as possible and to die with dignity. The Quality Statement will help to achieve this, by ensuring a much broader focus across the spectrum of health and social care and third-sector provision rather than on specialist palliative care alone.