About BLF Wales - Am BLF Cymru

A bit of background and information about BLF Wales - Rhywfaint o gefndir a gwybodaeth am BLF Cymru

A few facts about Wales

Lung disease is the second most common long term condition in Wales

Around one in five people in Wales have been diagnosed with some form of lung disease
Lung disease is the third biggest killer in Wales
The team now supports 22 Breathe Easy groups in Wales which have contact with almost 1000 people.

The BLF Wales team aim to:

Support the one in five people in Wales who have a lung disease as well as their families and carers
Raise awareness of lung disease at both a community and national level
Campaign to make lung disease a national priority in Wales
Work with other organisations in Wales, including voluntary groups, the NHS, and the National Assembly for Wales, to raise the profile of lung disease and improve services across Wales

Gwybodaeth am BLF Wales

Ychydig o ffeithiau am Gymru

Mae gan tuag un o bob pump o bobl yng Nghymru rhyw fath o glefyd ar yr ysgyfaint
Clefyd yr ysgyfaint yw’r trydydd lladdwr mwyaf yng Nghymru
Clefyd yr ysgyfaint yw’r ail gyflwr tymor hir mwyaf cyffredin yng Nghymru
Mae’r tîm bellach yn cynorthwyo 22 o grwpiau Breathe Easy yng Nghymru sydd â chysylltiad â bron i 1000 o bobl.

Nod tîm BLF Cymru yw:

Cynorthwyo’r un o bob pump o bobl yng Nghymru sydd â chlefyd yr ysgyfaint yn ogystal â’u teuluoedd a’u gofalwyr.
Codi ymwybyddiaeth ynghylch clefyd yr ysgyfaint ar lefel gymunedol a chenedlaethol
Ymgyrchu i wneud clefyd yr ysgyfaint yn flaenoriaeth genedlaethol yng Nghymru
Gweithio â sefydliadau eraill yng Nghymru, gan gynnwys grwpiau gwirfoddol eraill, y GIG a Chynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru, i godi proffil clefyd yr ysgyfaint a gwella gwasanaethau ledled Cymru