Dr Andrew Goodall says Covid, waiting lists and staff shortages have left NHS Wales under pressure.
Waiting lists also grew further to 643,108, a record which is equivalent to more than 20% of the Welsh population."Inevitably there will be some disruption and that will involve planned care, but the commitment of the NHS is to maintain as many of its activities in all of its settings for as long as possible."
The Welsh government's winter pressures plan included an extra £40m for social care, as well as extra funding for front-line services, to try and tackle delays discharging patients from hospital and cut readmissions of frail and vulnerable people.But Dr Goodall said staff shortages in the care workforce were concerning.
"We've provided funding to make sure the care sector is further supported, but workforce elements is a problem, whether it's people choosing to enter a care career or the community prevalence of Covid, meaning staff have to self-isolate"Meanwhile, 17 medical royal colleges and faculties have warned of a growing winter crisis and called for a national plan to deal with staff shortages.
Asked if the pressures of winter might "break" exhausted staff, Dr Goodall said: "This [pandemic period] has been a much more sustained experience than many of us would have envisaged.
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