Mae cynnydd da wedi'i wneud o ran y cerrig milltir ar gyfer gofal sylfaenol a gwasanaethau y tu allan i oriau. Nodwyd y pryderon penodol ynghylch gwasanaethau y tu allan i oriau. Mae trefniadau newydd ar waith ar gyfer gwella'r ffordd y mae gwasanaethau y tu allan i oriau'n gweithredu. Ceir ffocws cryf ar recriwtio, ac mae gwasanaethau y tu allan i oriau wedi bod yn fwy cydnerth ac wedi perfformio'n well dros y gaeaf diwethaf. Yn y Gogledd-ddwyrain, mae 10 o feddygon teulu a dau ymarferydd nyrsio wedi cael eu recriwtio ac mae cyfradd llenwi'r rota bellach yn 90% o gymharu â 60-70% yn flaenorol. Mae model newydd, arloesol o ofal sylfaenol yn cael ei weithredu ym Mhrestatyn. Hyd yma, mae'r adborth gan gleifion a staff wedi bod yn gadarnhaol. Yn y cam nesaf, bydd angen i'r bwrdd iechyd adeiladu ar y gwaith hwn, gan ddatblygu ei glystyrau gofal sylfaenol a dod o hyd i ffyrdd newydd o gadw a recriwtio meddygon teulu a gweithwyr gofal sylfaenol eraill. Bydd hefyd angen defnyddio eu hamser a'u harbenigedd yn y ffordd orau bosibl er mwyn darparu gwasanaethau cynaliadwy a hygyrch yn lleol.
Good progress has also been made with regard to the milestones in primary care and out-of-hours services noting the specific concerns on the latter. New arrangements have been put in place to improve the operational delivery of out-of-hours services with a strong focus on recruitment and out-of-hours has been more resilient and better performing over this last winter period. In the east area, 10 new GPs and two new nurse practitioners have been recruited and the rota fill rate is now at 90% compared to the previous 60-70%. A new innovative model of primary care is being implemented in Prestatyn that to date has received positive feedback from patients and staff. In the next phase the health board will need to build on this work, developing its primary care clusters, and identifying new ways of retaining and recruiting GPs and other primary care workers and making best use of their time and expertise to deliver services which are sustainable and accessible locally.