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Ceisio barn ar newidiadau arfaethedig i wasanaethau meddyg teulu ym Meddygfa’r Sarn | Views sought on proposed changes to GP services provided by Meddygfa’r Sarn9 Chwefror 2026 | 9 February 2026

Mae Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Hywel Dda wedi dechrau cyfnod ymgysylltu wyth wythnos i gasglu barn cleifion a’r gymuned leol ar y newidiadau arfaethedig i wasanaethau meddyg teulu ar gyfer pobl sydd wedi’u cofrestru gyda Meddygfa’r Sarn ym Mhontiets.

Mae hyn yn dilyn penderfyniad y Bwrdd fis diwethaf i ofyn am adborth cyn gwneud penderfyniad ar argymhelliad i wasgaru’r rhestr cleifion i feddygfeydd cyfagos.

Yn ystod y blynyddoedd diwethaf, mae’r feddygfa wedi wynebu heriau staffio parhaus a sylweddol ac ar hyn o bryd nid oes ganddi feddyg teulu a gyflogir yn barhaol. Mae’r adeilad ei hun yn fach ac yn cynnig cyfleusterau cyfyngedig. Ym mis Hydref 2025, yn unol â chanllawiau cenedlaethol, cynhaliodd y bwrdd iechyd Banel Meddygfa Wag i adolygu opsiynau ar gyfer darparu gwasanaethau meddyg teulu yn yr ardal yn y tymor hir.

Mae’r argymhelliad, a wnaed gan y Panel yn cynnig yr ateb hirdymor mwyaf cynaliadwy i gleifion ac ar gyfer gwasanaethau gofal sylfaenol yn ardal Aman Gwendraeth, sef trosglwyddo cleifion i’r feddygfa agosaf nesaf. Gallai hyn olygu Meddygfa Nant-y-Glo ym Mhontyberem, Meddygfa Minafon yng Nghydweli neu, i rai cleifion, meddygfeydd yn Llanelli.

Bydd y cyfnod ymgysylltu yn rhedeg rhwng 9 Chwefror a 6 Ebrill 2026 a bydd adborth yn helpu’r Bwrdd i ddeall sut y gallai trosglwyddiad posib i feddygfa arall effeithio ar gleifion, yn ogystal â’r hyn sy’n bwysicaf iddynt o ran darpariaeth gwasanaethau meddyg teulu.

Gall cleifion rannu eu barn trwy lenwi’r holiadur a fydd yn cael ei bostio i’w cyfeiriad cartref, neu ar-lein trwy wefan Dweud Eich Dweud www.dweudeichdweud.biphdd.cymru.nhs.uk. Mae blychau casglu i ddychwelyd copïau papur o’r holiadur ar gael ym Meddygfa’r Sarn a Fferyllfa Gymunedol Pontiets.

Mae’r bwrdd iechyd hefyd yn cynnal dau ddigwyddiad galw heibio cyhoeddus lle gall cleifion siarad â chynrychiolwyr mewn trafodaethau grŵp bach. Mae croeso i bawb fynychu’r naill sesiwn neu’r llall ar unrhyw adeg yn ystod yr oriau a hysbysebwyd.

Cynhelir y digwyddiad cyntaf ddydd Mawrth 24 Chwefror, rhwng 1pm a 6.30pm, yn Neuadd Pontiets, Heol y Meinciau, Pontiets SA15 5TR.

Bydd yr ail ddigwyddiad yn cael ei gynnal ddydd Mawrth 3 Mawrth, rhwng 3pm a 6pm, yn Neuadd Goffa Pontyberem, 9 Heol Nant-y-Glo, Pontyberem SA15 5HU.

Gall pobl hefyd rannu adborth dros y ffôn drwy Hyb Cyfathrebu’r Bwrdd Iechyd ar 0300 303 8322 (opsiwn 5), neu drwy e-bostio ask.hdd@wales.nhs.uk. 

Yn ogystal, gellir rhannu barn gyda Llais drwy e-bostio westwalesenquiries@llaiscymru.org neu ffonio 01646 697610.

Dywedodd Andrew Carruthers, Prif Swyddog Gweithredu Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Hywel Dda: “Rydym yn deall yr effaith y mae’r newid arfaethedig hwn wedi’i chael ar y gymuned leol ym Mhontiets ac felly rydym am wrando’n ofalus ar farn y rhai yr effeithir arnynt fwyaf.

“Bydd eich adborth yn ein helpu i archwilio pa gymorth a allai fod ei angen a bydd yn hysbysu’r Bwrdd pan fydd yn ystyried yr argymhelliad ym mis Mai. Rwy’n annog pawb sydd â diddordeb ym Meddygfa’r Sarn i gymryd rhan ac i rannu eu barn gyda ni.

Bydd yr holl adborth a ddaw i law erbyn 6 Ebrill yn cael ei goladu a’i gyflwyno i’r Bwrdd cyn ei gyfarfod ar 28 Mai, pan yr ystyrir yr argymhelliad.

Mae Meddygfa’r Sarn yn parhau i fod ar agor fel arfer yn ystod y cyfnod ymgysylltu.

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Hywel Dda University Health Board has begun an eight‑week engagement period to gather views from patients and the local community on the proposed changes to GP services for people registered with Meddygfa’r Sarn in Pontyates.

This follows the Board’s decision last month to seek feedback before making a a decision on a recommendation to disperse the patient list to neighbouring practices.

In recent years, the practice has faced ongoing and significant staffing challenges and currently has no permanently employed GPs. The building itself is small and offers limited facilities. In October 2025, in line with national guidance, the health board convened a Vacant Practice Panel to review options for the long-term provision of GP services in the area.

The recommendation, made by a Vacant Practice Panel, proposes the most sustainable long-term solution for patients and for primary care services in the Amman Gwendraeth area is that patients be transferred to their nearest neighbouring practice. This could include Coalbrook Surgery in Pontyberem, Meddygfa Minafon in Kidwelly, or for some patients, practices in Llanelli.

The engagement period will run from 9 February to 6 April 2026 and feedback will help the Board understand how a potential transfer to another practice could affect patients, as well as what matters most to them in the delivery of GP services.

Patients can share their views by completing the questionnaire that will be posted to their home address or online through the Have Your Say website www.haveyoursay.hduhb.wales.nhs.uk. Collection boxes to return paper copies of the questionnaire are available at Meddygfa’r Sarn and Pontyates Community Pharmacy.

The health board is also holding two public drop‑in events where patients can speak with representatives in small‑group discussions. Everyone is welcome to attend either session at any time during the advertised hours.

The first event will take place on Tuesday 24 February, from 1pm to 6.30pm, at Pontyates Welfare Hall, Heol Y Meinciau, Pontyates, SA15 5TR.

The second event will be held on Tuesday 3 March, from 3pm to 6pm, at Pontyberem Memorial Hall, 9 Coalbrook Road, Pontyberem, SA15 5HU.

People can also share feedback by telephone via the Health Board’s Communications Hub on 0300 303 8322 (option 5), or by emailing ask.hdd@wales.nhs.uk.  

Views can also be shared with Llais by emailing westwalesenquiries@llaiscymru.org or calling 01646 697610.

Andrew Carruthers, Chief Operating Officer at Hywel Dda University Health Board, said: “We understand the impact this proposed change has had on the local community in Pontyates and so we want to listen carefully to the views of those most affected.

“Your feedback will help us explore what support may be needed and will inform the Board when it considers the recommendation in May. I encourage everyone who has an interest in Meddygfa’r Sarn to take part and to share their views with us.

All feedback submitted by 6 April will be collated and presented to the Board ahead of its meeting on 28 May, when the recommendation will be considered.

Meddygfa’r Sarn remains open as usual during the engagement period.

Swyddfa’r Cyfryngau | Media Office
Cyfathrebu | Communications 
Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Hywel Dda | Hywel Dda University Health Board
mediaoffice.hyweldda@wales.nhs.uk

Dweud eich dweud ar wasanaethau fferyllol cymunedol lleol / Have your say on local community pharmacy services

Dweud eich dweud ar wasanaethau fferyllol cymunedol lleol

Mae Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Hywel Dda yn gwahodd pobl ledled Sir Gaerfyrddin, Ceredigion a Sir Benfro i rannu eu barn ar wasanaethau fferyllol cymunedol lleol i gefnogi ailysgrifennu ei Asesiad Anghenion Fferyllol. 

Mae Asesiadau Anghenion Fferyllol yn galluogi sefydliadau’r GIG i edrych ar ble mae fferyllfeydd wedi’u lleoli, y gwasanaethau maen nhw’n eu darparu, pa mor hygyrch ydyn nhw, ac a oes unrhyw fylchau neu gyfleoedd i wella dros gyfnod o bum mlynedd.

Bydd y safbwyntiau a ddarperir o’r arolwg hwn yn llywio ailysgrifennu’r asesiad. Ar ôl ei ailysgrifennu, bydd y bwrdd iechyd yn ymgynghori â’r cyhoedd, sefydliadau partner a rhanddeiliaid cyn i’r asesiad gael ei gwblhau a’i gyhoeddi yn ddiweddarach eleni.

Dywedodd Andrew Carruthers, Cyfarwyddwr Gweithrediadau Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Hywel Dda: “Mae fferyllfeydd cymunedol yn chwarae rhan hanfodol wrth gefnogi iechyd a lles pobl ac yn aml nhw yw’r pwynt cyswllt cyntaf ar gyfer cyngor, triniaeth a chymorth iechyd. 

“Mae eich adborth yn ein helpu i sicrhau bod gwasanaethau’n parhau i ddiwallu anghenion ein cymunedau nawr ac yn y dyfodol.”

Mae’r arolwg yn cau ddydd Llun 9 Mawrth 2026.

Gall pobl gymryd rhan drwy:

• Cwblhau’r arolwg ar-lein yn www.dweudeichdweud.biphdd.cymru.nhs.uk

• Casglu copi papur o’u fferyllfa gymunedol leol. Dychwelwch yr arolwg hwn i’ch fferyllfa neu drwy’r post – FREEPOST BWRDD IECHYD HYWEL DDA

• Gofyn am gopi drwy: 

• E-bost: communitypharmacy.hdd@wales.nhs.uk
• Rhif Ffôn: 0300 303 8322 (cyfraddau galwad lleol) a dewiswch opsiwn 5 ‘gwasanaethau eraill’.

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Have your say on local community pharmacy services

Hywel Dda University Health Board is inviting people across Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire to share their views on local community pharmacy services to support the re-writing of its Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment.

Pharmaceutical Needs Assessments enable NHS organisations to look at where pharmacies are located, the services they provide, how accessible they are, and whether any gaps or opportunities for improvement exist over a five-year period.

The views provided from this survey will inform the re-write of the assessment. Once rewritten, the health board will consult with the public, partner organisations and stakeholders before the assessment is finalised and published later this year.

Andrew Carruthers, Director of Operations for Hywel Dda University Health Board, said: “Community pharmacies play a vital role in supporting people’s health and wellbeing and are often the first point of contact for health advice, treatment, and support. 

“Your feedback helps us ensure services continue to meet the needs of our communities now and in the future.”

The survey closes on Monday 9 March 2026.

People can take part by:

• Completing the survey online at www.haveyoursay.hduhb.wales.nhs.uk

• Collecting a paper copy from their local community pharmacy. Please return this survey to your pharmacy or via post – FREEPOST HYWEL DDA HEALTH BOARD

• Requesting a copy by: 

• Email: communitypharmacy.hdd@wales.nhs.uk
• Telephone: 0300 303 8322 (local call rates) and select option 5 ‘other services’.