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This Statement highlights the Welsh Assembly Government’s commitment to develop services for people with dementia, ensuring that in Wales, people with dementia are supported and receive the help, dignity and respect that they deserve. I will also take this opportunity to update you on the significant progress that has been made in identifying the steps needed to improve dementia services in Wales. 


In Wales there are currently around 37,000 people living with dementia, we know this will increase year on year. This has significant consequences for carers, for health and social care, other public services and society more widely.


Last month I launched the National Dementia Vision for Wales, which aims to ensure Wales has communities that support people with dementia. Communities that articulate the voice of people affected by dementia, where services are accessible and responsive to the needs of the community they seek to serve. It outlines the commitments the Welsh Assembly Government and our partners are making to improve dementia services in Wales. We have already made significant progress in delivering the commitments in the vision document, and by 2012 these will all have been delivered.


I also launched a dedicated dementia helpline and website, which offers emotional support and advice to anyone who has been diagnosed with dementia, or for relatives and carers of people with dementia. I have funded the Book Prescription Wales scheme which ensures there are books available to people with dementia and their carers in every library in Wales, and agreed to fund dementia information packs for those diagnosed with dementia with the Alzheimer’s Society.


Additionally last year I provided new recurrent funding of £1million per annum to establish additional dedicated dementia resources and co\-ordinators within Older People Community Mental Health Teams, and £0\.5 million to develop new Young Onset Dementia services across Wales. I am pleased to say bids have been agreed and LHBs with their partners are working to implement these improvements.


I wrote to you in July 2010, describing how I charged the NHS with delivering real change to those diagnosed with dementia and their carers. I explained that the Mental Health Programme Board will now provide the direction and leadership to drive these changes forward, and the Local Health Boards, within the Annual Quality Framework Targets, will implement the Intelligent Targets for dementia. The Intelligent targets will drive service improvements including reducing time between onset of symptoms and diagnosis, quality of care on both general hospital wards and in dementia in patient units , improve prescribing practice for people with dementia and improve and support quality of life for the carers of people with dementia.


The Mental Health and Programme Board is driving this agenda forward, providing the momentum to improve service development and delivery. It has made good progress to date; a Dementia sub\-group of the Mental Health Programme Board is now established. 


Another goal is to improve training capacity and expertise of those who work with dementia patients to improve practice, and make a real difference to the quality of life of people with dementia and their care\-givers. To that end an additional £400k was made available in this financial year and the next financial year to improve information and training on dementia. A raft of training will be delivered which will be delivered to a variety of people, such as telecare staff, family care\-givers, GPs, and in general hospitals, care homes and community settings.


My Medical Director and Chief Nursing Officer have written to all LHB Chief Executives on dementia care in general hospital settings on 8 February. Dr Chris Jones discussed the care of people with dementia on hospital wards with all the medical directors in NHS Wales on 4 March. They agreed to work with the dementia training agenda and ensure that people with dementia are cared for with dignity and respect in all settings, especially the general hospital wards when the additional problem of physical health problems make individuals even more vulnerable and in need of care and attention.


For older dementia sufferers in particular being able to stay in your own home in familiar surroundings if possible can be very comforting. The Welsh Assembly Government recognises the importance of this for older people in Wales and provides funding of £4\.9 million in 201/11 and £4\.7 million in 2011/12 for Care and Repair, which assists older people to carry out improvements to their homes, which will enable them to stay in their own homes. This approach, along with Extra Care housing schemes with 24 hour care cover that offers the potential to meet the needs of people with dementia which less supported forms of housing cannot, now provide in 18 schemes over 867 homes where people can maintain their independence and this is something we can be proud of. A further 18 schemes are under construction or at an advanced stage of planning giving a total programme of 1,600 homes.


All this work has been achieved by working in partnership, and I want to thank all those who have contributed to the process including those who worked on the expert groups. I would also like to thank those who continue to give dementia sufferers compassionate care, and to work wholeheartedly to deliver a better experience of care to individuals and their families who despite this illness can live life with possibilities.


There is always more to do, however, the Welsh Assembly Government has demonstrated its clear leadership, commitment and support to improve dementia services in Wales through additional financial investment, the establishment of a Mental Health Programme Board and clear targets to drive this forward, with the launch of the Vision document.







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Mae'r Datganiad hwn yn amlygu ymrwymiad Llywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru i ddatblygu gwasanaethau i bobl â dementia, gan sicrhau y caiff pobl â dementia yng Nghymru yr help, yr urddas a'r parch sy'n ddyledus iddynt. Byddaf hefyd yn achub ar y cyfle hwn i roi'r newyddion diweddaraf i chi ar y cynnydd sylweddol a wnaed wrth nodi'r camau sydd eu hangen i wella gwasanaethau dementia yng Nghymru.


Yng Nghymru, mae tua 37,000 o bobl yn byw gyda dementia ar hyn o bryd. Gwyddom y bydd y ffigwr hwn yn cynyddu o flwyddyn i flwyddyn. Mae gan hyn oblygiadau sylweddol i ofalwyr, gwasanaethau iechyd a gofal cymdeithasol, gwasanaethau cyhoeddus eraill a chymdeithas yn ehangach.


Fis diwethaf, lansiais Weledigaeth Genedlaethol Cymru ar Ddementia, sydd â'r nod o sicrhau bod gan Gymru gymunedau sy'n cefnogi pobl â dementia. Cymunedau sy'n rhoi llais i bobl â dementia, lle mae gwasanaethau yn hygyrch ac yn ymatebol i anghenion y gymuned y maent yn anelu at ei gwasanaethu. Mae'n amlinellu'r ymrwymiadau y mae Llywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru a'n partneriaid yn eu gwneud i wella gwasanaethau dementia yng Nghymru Rydym eisoes wedi gwneud cynnydd sylweddol yn y gwaith o gyflawni'r ymrwymiadau yn y ddogfen weledigaeth, ac erbyn 2012 bydd y rhain wedi'u cyflawni.


Hefyd, lansiais linell gymorth a gwefan dementia benodedig, sy'n cynnig cymorth emosiynol a chyngor i unrhyw un sydd wedi cael diagnosis o ddementia, neu i berthnasau a gofalwyr pobl â dementia. Rwyf wedi ariannu cynllun Presgripsiwn Llyfrau Cymru sy'n sicrhau bod llyfrau ar gael i bobl â dementia a'u gofalwyr ym mhob llyfrgell yng Nghymru, ac wedi cytuno i ariannu pecynnau gwybodaeth am ddementia i bobl sydd wedi cael diganosis o ddementia gyda Chymdeithas Alzheimers.


Yn ogystal â hyn, y llynedd darparais gyllid rheolaidd newydd o £1 miliwn y flwyddyn i sefydlu adnoddau a chydgysylltwyr dementia penodedig ychwanegol mewn Timau Iechyd Meddwl Cymunedol i Bobl Hŷn, a £0\.5 miliwn i ddatblygu gwasanaethau Dementia Cynnar newydd ledled Cymru. Rwy'n falch o ddweud ein bod wedi cytuno ar gynigion a bod BILlau, gyda'u partneriaid, yn gweithio i weithredu'r gwelliannau hyn.


Ysgrifennais atoch ym mis Gorffennaf 2010, gan ddisgrifio sut roeddwn wedi gwneud y GIG yn gyfrifol am sicrhau newid go iawn i bobl a oedd wedi cael diagnosis o ddementia a'u gofalwyr. Eglurais y bydd Bwrdd y Rhaglen Iechyd Meddwl bellach yn rhoi cyfeiriad ac arweiniad er mwyn ysgogi'r newidiadau hyn, ac y bydd Byrddau Iechyd Lleol, o fewn Targedau Blynyddol y Fframwaith Ansawdd, yn gweithredu'r Targedau Deallus ar gyfer dementia. Bydd y targedau Deallus yn ysgogi gwelliannau mewn gwasanaethau gan gynnwys lleihau'r amser rhwng y symptomau cyntaf a'r diagnosis, ansawdd y gofal ar wardiau ysbytai cyffredinol ac mewn unedau cleifion dementia, gwella arfer o ran rhoi presgripsiynau i bobl â dementia a gwella a chefnogi ansawdd bywyd i ofalwyr pobl â dementia.


Bwrdd y Rhaglen Iechyd Meddwl sy'n ysgogi'r agenda hon, gan sicrhau'r momentwm i wella'r gwaith o ddatblygu a darparu gwasanaethau. Gwnaed cynnydd da hyd yn hyn; bellach mae is\-grŵp Dementia o Fwrdd y Rhaglen Iechyd Meddwl wedi'i sefydlu.


Nod arall yw gwella adnoddau hyfforddi ac arbenigedd y rhai sy'n gweithio gyda chleifion dementia i wella arfer, a gwneud gwahaniaeth go iawn i ansawdd bywyd pobl â dementia a'u gofalwyr. I'r diben hwnnw, neilltuwyd £400,000 yn ychwanegol ar gyfer y flwyddyn ariannol hon a'r flwyddyn ariannol nesaf er mwyn gwella gwybodaeth a hyfforddiant o ran dementia. Caiff amrywiaeth o hyfforddiant ei ddarparu i amrywiaeth o bobl, fel staff teleofal, gofalwyr yn y teulu, meddygon teulu, ac mewn ysbytai cyffredinol, cartrefi gofal a lleoliadau cymunedol.


Ysgrifennodd fy Nghyfarwyddwr Meddygol a'r Prif Swyddog Nyrsio at bob un o Brif Weithredwyr y BILlau am ofal dementia mewn ysbytai cyffredinol ar 8 Chwefror. Trafododd Dr Chris Jones ofal pobl â dementia ar wardiau ysbytai gyda phob un o gyfarwyddwyr meddygol GIG Cymru ar 4 Mawrth. Cytunwyd i weithio gyda'r agenda hyfforddiant dementia a sicrhau y gofelir am bobl â dementia ag urddas a pharch ym mhob lleoliad, yn arbennig ar wardiau ysbytai cyffredinol, lle mae problem ychwanegol problemau iechyd corfforol yn gwneud unigolion hyd yn oed yn fwy agored i niwed, a bod angen mwy o ofal a sylw arnynt.


Ar gyfer pobl hŷn â dementia yn arbennig, mae gallu aros yn eu cartref eu hunain mewn amgylchedd cyfarwydd, os yw hynny'n bosibl, yn rhoi tawelwch meddwl iddynt. Mae Llywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru yn cydnabod pwysigrwydd hyn i bobl hŷn yng Nghymru ac mae'n darparu cyllid o £4\.9 miliwn yn 2010/11 a £4\.7 miliwn yn 2011/12 ar gyfer Gofal a Thrwsio, sy'n cynorthwyo pobl hŷn i wneud gwelliannau i'w cartrefi, a fydd yn eu galluogi i aros yn eu cartrefi eu hunain. Ynghyd â chynlluniau tai Gofal Ychwanegol sy'n darparu gofal 24 awr ac yn cynnig y potensial i ddiwallu anghenion pobl â dementia, nad yw'n bosibl mewn mathau o dai sydd â llai o gymorth, mae'r dull hwn bellach yn darparu mwy na 867 o gartrefi lle gall pobl barhau i fyw'n annibynnol, a hynny mewn 18 o gynlluniau, sy'n rhywbeth y gallwn ymfalchïo ynddo. Mae 18 o gynlluniau eraill wrthi'n cael eu datblygu neu ar gam cynllunio datblygedig, sy'n rhoi cyfanswm o 1,600 o gartrefi.


Cyflawnwyd yr holl waith hwn drwy weithio mewn partneriaeth, a hoffwn ddiolch i bawb sydd wedi cyfrannu at y broses gan gynnwys y rhai a weithiodd ar y grwpiau arbenigol. Hoffwn hefyd ddiolch i'r rhai sy'n parhau i roi gofal tosturiol i bobl â dementia, gan weithio'n ddyfal i roi profiad gwell o ofal i unigolion a'u teuluoedd, a all fyw bywydau sy'n llawn posibiliadau er gwaethaf y salwch hwn.


Mae mwy i'w wneud o hyd, ond gallaf eich sicrhau fy mod yn ymrwymedig i barhau i weithio mewn partneriaeth a rhoi arweiniad i gefnogi'r gwaith hwn. Mae'r buddsoddiad ariannol ychwanegol, sefydlu Bwrdd y Rhaglen Iechyd Meddwl a phennu targedau clir i ysgogi hyn, ynghyd â lansio'r ddogfen Weledigaeth, yn dangos fy ymrwymiad i ac ymrwymiad Llywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru i wella gwasanaethau dementia yng Nghymru nawr ac yn y dyfodol.