A wnaiff yr Ysgrifennydd Cabinet gadarnhau a yw'r ymrwymiadau yn y datganiad ysgrifenedig a gyhoeddwyd ar 24 Chwefror 2024 ynghylch gwasanaethau i atal toresgyrn osteoporotig yn dal i fod yn berthnasol, er gwaethaf y cynnydd arafach na'r disgwyl wrth eu gweithredu ar draws byrddau iechyd?
The Welsh Government is committed to supporting people living with bone health conditions in Wales and improving provision for people with osteoporosis.
Last year, I made a commitment to achieving 100% coverage of fracture liaison services across Wales by September 2024, and this commitment remains.
We have made a lot of good progress in this area, supported by £1m from the Six Goals Programme for Urgent and Emergency Care and the Welsh Value in Health Centre to develop fracture liaison services in areas where there currently is no service, and to support the expansion of existing services.
In 2022, only three Welsh health boards were registered and providing mandatory audit data on the fracture liaison service database. Today, all six health boards with district general hospitals are registered. Although each health board may be at different stages of developing their fracture liaison services and coverage may currently differ from one area to another, it is important to recognise they are on a long-term journey and are striving to develop and improve their fracture liaison service provision. Our commitment to provide100% coverage is just the start – fracture liaison services development and expansion will be an ongoing project.