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The NHS ‘111 press option 2’ for mental health is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for all ages. People can use this number if they have an urgent mental health concern themselves or about someone they know.  

  

By providing access to a mental health professional, without the need for a GP referral, it can help support people to manage a mental health crisis and in many cases be an alternative to attending emergency departments or calling the police.  

  

The service can be accessed by calling NHS 111 and selecting ‘option 2’. Callers will be transferred to a dedicated member of a mental health team in their local health board area.  

  

It includes an assessment of needs and telephoned based intervention to reduce distress. Where appropriate individuals can be referred to mental health services, given self\-care advice or signposted to other support.  

  

The service has been rolled out across Wales since November last year and has so far received more than 15,000 calls. The majority of callers have had their problems resolved through advice on self\-management or been referred to local third sector groups, with a minority of callers referred to urgent mental health care services.  

  

Last Week the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing, Lynne Neagle, visited St Cadoc's Hospital in Caerleon to meet the team working on the service for Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.  

  

Lynne Neagle said:



> We are committed to improve mental health and access to mental health services.  
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> The implementation of the ‘111 press 2’ service across Wales will transform the way the NHS responds to urgent mental health issues \- and it can accessed by anyone, at any time and from any part of Wales.  
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> We know that sometimes people need to speak to a mental health professional so they can talk through their issues and get the right support whether this be NHS Mental health services, primary care, local voluntary services or self\-care advice.  
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> The Welsh Government wants to make access to mental health services easier and this service is part of a wider package that includes self\-referral to online Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.


Dr Chris O’Connor, Divisional Director of Mental Health and Learning Disabilities at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, said:



> We have now been providing the service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in Gwent since March and local people have told us how much they have valued being able to pick up the phone and speak to a trained mental health practitioner in times of need.  
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> I would urge anyone who needs urgent assistance for a mental health issue, or anyone who is concerned about a friend or family member, to call 111 (Press 2\) and speak to someone who is there to listen, understand the situation, and help you access the right help and support.


Following the completion of the national roll out of NHS 111 Wales in May 2022, a national campaign was delivered to increase awareness, understanding and trust in the service and help patients with urgent care needs to get the right care, in the right place, first time. The NHS ‘111 press option 2’ service is a significant transformation to improve access to mental health support.  

  

The Welsh Government has provided £6m to support health boards to implement this service and achieve 24/7 coverage.  

  

Shane Mills, a Clinical Director of the NHS National Commissioning Unit and the national lead for the ‘111 press 2’ service said:



> When people contact ‘111 press 2’ for support they will be listened to and supported by compassionate professionals. The local knowledge of these professionals will allow them to provide support to the person that is tailored to their need and local area. Health boards in Wales have worked extremely hard to set up and deliver this service in two years.


Pete Brown, Head of Service for NHS 111 Wales at the Welsh Ambulance Service, which hosts the 111 service, said:



> It can be hard knowing where to turn for the right healthcare advice, especially when you or your loved one is experiencing a mental health crisis.  
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> Calling 111 and pressing option two will simplify all of that and connect you straight to a dedicated member of a mental health team in your local area.  
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> The number is free to call from a landline or mobile, even if you have no credit left.  
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> Calling 111 for mental health support will hopefully help people to manage their crisis before it escalates and requires emergency intervention.







Translation:


 
Mae gwasanaeth '111 pwyso 2' y GIG ar gyfer iechyd meddwl ar gael 24 awr y dydd, 7 diwrnod yr wythnos i bob oedran. Gall pobl ddefnyddio'r rhif hwn os oes ganddynt bryder iechyd meddwl brys eu hunain neu bryder am rywun maen nhw'n ei adnabod.  

  

Trwy roi mynediad at weithiwr iechyd meddwl proffesiynol, heb fod angen atgyfeiriad gan feddyg teulu, mae’n gallu helpu i gefnogi pobl i reoli argyfwng iechyd meddwl. Mewn llawer o achosion, gall fod yn ddewis gwahanol yn lle mynd i adran frys neu ffonio'r heddlu.  

  

Mae modd cael gafael ar y gwasanaeth drwy ffonio GIG 111 a dewis rhif 2\. Bydd galwyr yn cael eu trosglwyddo i aelod penodedig o dîm iechyd meddwl yn ardal eu bwrdd iechyd lleol.  

  

Mae'n cynnwys asesiad o anghenion a thrafodaeth dros y ffôn i leihau gofid. Lle bo'n briodol, gellir cyfeirio unigolion at wasanaethau iechyd meddwl, rhoi cyngor hunanofal neu eu cyfeirio at gymorth arall.  

  

Mae'r gwasanaeth wedi cael ei gyflwyno ledled Cymru ers mis Tachwedd y llynedd a hyd yma mae wedi derbyn dros 15,000 o alwadau. Datryswyd problemau’r rhan fwyaf o alwyr drwy roi cyngor ar hunanreolaeth neu drwy eu hatgyfeirio at grwpiau trydydd sector lleol, gyda lleiafrif o alwyr yn cael eu hatgyfeirio at wasanaethau gofal iechyd meddwl brys.  

  

Yr wythnos ddiwethaf, ymwelodd y Dirprwy Weinidog Iechyd Meddwl a Llesiant, Lynne Neagle, ag Ysbyty Sant Cadog yng Nghaerllion i gwrdd â'r tîm sy'n gweithio ar y gwasanaeth ar gyfer Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Aneurin Bevan.  

  

Dywedodd Lynne Neagle:



> Rydym wedi ymrwymo i wella iechyd meddwl a mynediad at wasanaethau iechyd meddwl.  
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> Bydd gweithredu'r gwasanaeth '111 pwyso 2' ledled Cymru yn trawsnewid y ffordd y mae'r GIG yn ymateb i faterion iechyd meddwl brys \- a gall unrhyw un gael mynediad ato, ar unrhyw adeg, ac o unrhyw ran o Gymru.  
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> Rydym yn gwybod bod angen i bobl siarad â gweithiwr iechyd meddwl proffesiynol weithiau fel y gallant siarad am eu problemau a chael y cymorth cywir p'un a yw hyn yn golygu cael mynediad at wasanaethau iechyd meddwl y GIG, gofal sylfaenol, gwasanaethau gwirfoddol lleol neu gyngor ar hunanofal.  
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> Mae Llywodraeth Cymru eisiau ei gwneud hi'n haws cael mynediad at wasanaethau iechyd meddwl ac mae'r gwasanaeth hwn yn rhan o becyn ehangach sy'n cynnwys hunangyfeirio at Therapi Gwybyddol Ymddygiadol ar\-lein.


Dywedodd Dr Chris O'Connor, Cyfarwyddwr Rhanbarthol Iechyd Meddwl ac Anableddau Dysgu ym Mwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Aneurin Bevan:



> Rydym bellach wedi bod yn darparu'r gwasanaeth bob awr o bob dydd yng Ngwent ers mis Mawrth ac mae pobl leol wedi dweud wrthym faint maen nhw wedi gwerthfawrogi gallu codi'r ffôn a siarad ag ymarferydd iechyd meddwl hyfforddedig ar adegau o angen.  
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> Byddwn yn annog unrhyw un sydd angen cymorth brys ar gyfer problem iechyd meddwl, neu unrhyw un sy'n poeni am ffrind neu aelod o'r teulu, i ffonio 111 (pwyso 2\) a siarad â rhywun sydd yno i wrando, i ddeall y sefyllfa, ac i’ch helpu i gael gafael ar yr help a'r gefnogaeth gywir.


Ar ôl cwblhau'r broses o gyflwyno GIG 111 Cymru yn genedlaethol ym mis Mai 2022, cyflwynwyd ymgyrch genedlaethol i gynyddu ymwybyddiaeth, dealltwriaeth ac ymddiriedaeth yn y gwasanaeth a helpu cleifion ag anghenion gofal brys i gael y gofal iawn, yn y lle iawn, y tro cyntaf. Mae gwasanaeth '111 pwyso 2' y GIG yn drawsnewidiad sylweddol i wella mynediad at gymorth iechyd meddwl.  

  

Mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi darparu £6 miliwn i gefnogi byrddau iechyd i weithredu'r gwasanaeth hwn a sicrhau darpariaeth 24/7\.  

  

Dywedodd Shane Mills, cyfarwyddwr clinigol Uned Gomisiynu Genedlaethol y GIG ac arweinydd cenedlaethol y gwasanaeth '111 pwyso 2':



> Pan fydd pobl yn cysylltu ag '111 pwyso 2' i gael cefnogaeth, bydd gweithwyr proffesiynol cydymdeimladol yn gwrando arnynt ac yn eu cefnogi. Bydd gwybodaeth leol y gweithwyr proffesiynol hyn yn caniatáu iddynt ddarparu cefnogaeth i'r person sydd wedi'i deilwra i'w anghenion a'i ardal leol. Mae Byrddau Iechyd yng Nghymru wedi gweithio'n eithriadol o galed i sefydlu a darparu'r gwasanaeth hwn mewn dwy flynedd.


Dywedodd Pete Brown, Pennaeth Gwasanaeth GIG 111 Cymru yng Ngwasanaeth Ambiwlans Cymru, sy'n cynnal y gwasanaeth 111:



> Mae’n gallu bod yn anodd gwybod ble i droi am y cyngor gofal iechyd cywir, yn enwedig pan fyddwch chi neu rywun agos atoch yn profi argyfwng iechyd meddwl.  
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> Bydd ffonio 111 a phwyso rhif dau yn symleiddio hynny i gyd ac yn eich cysylltu'n syth ag aelod penodedig o dîm iechyd meddwl yn eich ardal leol.  
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> Mae'r rhif yn rhad ac am ddim i'w ffonio o linell dir neu ffôn symudol, hyd yn oed os nad oes gennych unrhyw gredyd ar ôl.  
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> Gobeithio y bydd ffonio 111 am gymorth iechyd meddwl yn helpu pobl i reoli eu hargyfwng cyn iddo waethygu, a fyddai’n golygu bod angen ymyrraeth frys.