We are currently experiencing a shortage of GPs to cover the Out of Hours service in Carmarthenshire overnight tonight. Efforts are continuing until the last possible moment to fill the shifts affected, which are for this evening and overnight at Glangwili General Hospital. In the meantime, there are other services that can help you if you are unwell:
- for health information and advice, including online symptom checkers, please visit NHS Direct Wales: www.nhsdirect.wales.nhs.uk
- call 111 – they can help to signpost you to the right service, for example a GP, nurse, pharmacist or Minor Injury Unit, they also provide health information on a wide range of conditions for self care if appropriate
- attend a minor injury unit, available at Glangwili Hospital, Prince Philip Hospital and Llandovery Community Hospital
- use your community pharmacy, some of these have enhanced services like ‘triage and treat’ for treatment of minor conditions
- ONLY in an emergency for serious or life-threatening conditions should you dial 999
Joe Teape, Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Operations at Hywel Dda University Health Board said: “I would like to apologise for any concern or inconvenience caused to Carmarthenshire residents. Unfortunately we continue to experience GP shortages from time to time and we appreciate the efforts our staff, GPs and partners from across the Hywel Dda area are making to ensure we can provide safe services for our patients.”
Rydym ar hyn o bryd yn profi prinder Meddygon Teulu i gynnal y gwasanaeth Tu Allan i Oriau yn Sir Gaerfyrddin dros nos heno. Bydd ymdrechion yn parhau tan y foment olaf un i lenwi’r sifftiau sydd wedi’u heffeithio, sydd heno a dros y nos yn Ysbyty Glangwili. Yn y cyfamser mae gwasanaethau eraill ar gael i’ch helpu os ydych yn sâl:
- am wybodaeth a chyngor iechyd, yn cynnwys gwiriwr symptomau ar-lein, trowch at Galw Iechyd Cymru:www.galwiechydcymru.wales.nhs.uk
- ffonio 111 – gall y gwasanaeth hwn eich cyfeirio chi at y gwasanaeth cywir, er enghraifft Meddyg Teulu, nyrs, fferyllydd neu Uned Mân Anafiadau, maen nhw hefyd yn darparu gwybodaeth iechyd ar hunan-reoli ystod eang o gyflyrau, os yn briodol
- mynychu uned mân anafiadau, sydd ar gael yn ysbytai Glangwili, Tywysog Philip a Llanymddyfri
- defnyddio eich fferyllfa gymunedol, mae rhai o’r rhain yn cynnwys gwasanaethau ychwanegol fel ‘brysbennu a thrin’ ar gyfer trin mân gyflyrau
- DIM OND mewn argyfwng difrifol neu gyflwr sy’n bygwth bywyd y dylid ffonio 999
Meddai Joe Teape, Dirprwy Brif Weithredwr a Chyfarwyddwr Gweithrediadau Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Hywel Dda: “Dymunaf ymddiheuro am unrhyw bryder neu anghyfleustra a achosir i drigolion Sir Gaerfyrddin. Yn anffodus, rydym yn parhau i brofi prinder Meddygon Teulu pob hyn a hyn ac rydym yn gwerthfawrogi ymdrechion ein staff a Meddygon Teulu sy’n gweithio’n galed iawn i ddarparu gwasanaethau diogel ar gyfer ein cleifion.
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