Ym mis Mawrth eleni, rhoddais i a’r Gweinidog Iechyd a Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol ar y pryd wybod i’r Senedd am ein cynlluniau i ddatblygu rôl ehangach ar gyfer y Gwasanaeth Tân ac Achub, a hynny’n benodol er mwyn cefnogi’r Gwasanaeth Iechyd. Roedd trafodaethau rhwng uwch-reolwyr y Gwasanaeth Tân ac Achub a’r GIG wedi nodi posbilrwydd clir y gallai diffoddwyr tân ymateb i rai argyfyngau meddygol, ymateb pan fo pobl wedi cwympo ond ddim wedi'u hanafu, a chynorthwyo i atal cwympiadau yn y cartref. Dylai hyn arwain at well canlyniadau iechyd a chreu arbedion sylweddol.
In March of this year, I and the then Minister for Health and Social Services informed the Senedd of our plans to develop a broader role for the Fire and Rescue Service (FRS), in particular to support the NHS. Discussions between senior FRS and NHS managers had identified clear potential for firefighters to respond to certain medical emergencies and to people who had fallen but were uninjured, and to help prevent falls in the home. Doing so should lead to better health outcomes and yield significant savings.