NHS Wales faces pressure all year, Dr Andrew Goodall says
The boss of NHS Wales has praised staff for providing quality services in the face of challenges.
Chief executive Dr Andrew Goodall has launched his second annual quality statement for the health service.
Despite growing demands on emergency departments, frontline staff were "broadly able to meet these pressures".
He told BBC Wales health correspondent Owain Clarke there were all year-round challenges - not just in the winter months - while there were still recruitment issues in some areas.