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The social care sector in Wales is making a huge contribution to the response to the coronavirus pandemic and we appreciate the hard work and effort from everyone involved. But this is a sector under pressure.   

   

We are doing everything we can to support the sector, the tens of thousands of people working in social care and the many, many more receiving support. 


### Funding for social care


We provided an initial additional £40m on 14 April to help the adult social care sector meet the additional costs associated with the coronavirus pandemic. This is being provided via the local government hardship fund.


Owners of care home services and of care home services with nursing, have been able to apply for financial support through the Welsh Government’s £500m Economic Resilience Fund, which was designed to complement other sources of business support set up by the UK and Welsh governments.


### Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)


All social care settings have received regular deliveries of free PPE from the Welsh central and pandemic stores to supplement their regular supplies of PPE. This will help ensure staff have the essential equipment they need to do their job and can feel confident doing their job.   

   

As of 24 April, almost 12m items of PPE have been distributed to all local authority joint stores for onward distribution to social care settings in Wales.   

   

The use of PPE in social care is supported by UK\-wide guidance, which was issued on 2 April.


### Testing


Testing is available for all social care staff who have symptoms and, as of 22 April, all care home residents who have coronavirus symptoms will be tested. Testing is being extended to all people entering care homes, including from hospital, those returning from step\-down care, moving between care homes or being admitted from the community.   

   

Critical worker testing policy


### Guidance and support for commissioners


Working with the Association of Directors of Social Services, guidance has been published to support providers and commissioners.


The online care and support capacity tool, which supports commissioners, has been introduced early – since it launched on 26 March, more than 40% of adult residential care providers have signed\-up. It will help commissioners identify the availability of care home places and help place people who need a care home bed as soon as possible.   

   

The Coronavirus Act 2020 Act provides the four UK governments with additional emergency powers to respond to the pandemic. Under the Act we are publishing guidance to provide a consistent and coherent framework, which enables local authorities to maintain support to those in greatest need. It reinforces our overarching principles and core values and, alongside the Ethical Framework for Adult Social Care, will ensure everyone in Wales with care and support needs is treated fairly and equally.  


### Regulation and inspection


We have agreed with Care Inspectorate Wales and Social Care Wales a pragmatic approach to enforcement of the requirements around the workforce, including in relation to domiciliary care workers and other registered social care workers. We will introduce legislative changes if these are needed.    

   

Care Inspectorate Wales has introduced a weekly call to providers, to offer support and identify any issues they may be facing. More information about CIW’s work.  


### Residential and nursing care


We published detailed guidance about closing care homes to visitors, except in exceptional circumstances, on 23 March.  

   

We have developed a new testing and discharge pathway for people leaving hospital into care homes during the coronavirus pandemic – all those with a positive coronavirus test result or who have symptoms will be discharged to appropriate stepdown care. They will have a further test before they are discharged from step\-down care to confirm they do not have coronavirus before returning to their care homes.   

   

To support nursing provision in residential care, we are working to place nurse returners in social care settings, including linking the NHS COVID hub to the Social Care Wales online recruitment portal. A specific area is being created for nursing vacancies.    

   

To ensure care homes are able to continue to access food supplies, we have been working with supermarkets to make sure care homes are recognised as a priority. We have also linked care homes with Menter a Busnes, to connect them to wholesale suppliers, which can deliver required supplies. Menter a Busnes has an information line for questions on food supply for businesses, which is staffed seven days a week.     

   

Dedicated advice about working in care homes has been provided by Public Health Wales. 


### Domiciliary support services


Advice for domiciliary support services about coronavirus.  

   

Health Education and Improvement Wales has introduced an online medication training for care workers course, which will ensure more care workers can administer medication to people in their homes.


### Children’s social care


Comprehensive operational guidance for children’s social services was issued on 21 April. It was developed in consultation with the sector. A set of FAQs for vulnerable children is also available. 


Working with the Children’s Commissioner for Wales, we have developed information for care leavers.


A youth information service, using the existing MEIC youth advocacy service, is being developed.  

   

Adoption services are being given some flexibility in interpreting the requirements in the new adoption regulations between 1 April and 30 September or until normal running is resumed, whichever is the sooner, to enable them to continue progressing adoptions as far as is possible in the current emergency conditions.   

   

To support families, which are finding the current situation especially difficult, the Welsh Government is making all pre\-school childcare free for children under five who have social workers, as well as, the children of critical workers under five. Family information services can advise about the childcare options available in each local authority area.  


### Social care workforce


This year we introduced a mandatory requirement for domiciliary care workers to register with Social Care Wales. The timescale for new domiciliary care workers to register has temporarily been extended from six to 12 months.   

   

Social Care Wales has opened an emergency register for social workers, enabling those who left the profession to re\-register to provide support, without a fee. More than 50 social workers have been placed on the emergency register so far.  

   

Social Care Wales’ recruitment hub is highlighting more than 450 vacancies across social care and has links with the Department for Work and Pensions to showcase vacancies in the sector.   

   

Social Care Wales has developed an identity card for all social care workers.  

   

Vaughan Gething, Minister for Health and Social Services and Julie Morgan, Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services wrote to all social care workers in Wales to thank them on 6 April.  

   

Social Care Wales has published a range of resources to support social care workers’ wellbeing.    

   

Free childcare is available for the children (under five) of critical workers, including social care staff.


### Vulnerable people


More than 90,000 people with specific health conditions have received a letter from the Chief Medical Officer for Wales asking them to adopt a series of shielding measures to protect them from being exposed to coronavirus. This group is extremely vulnerable to serious ill health. We have shared some information about this group with the supermarkets to ensure they can have priority home deliveries and, for those, who do not have any local support, free weekly food deliveries are available via from their local authority.  

   

Personal assistants will be included in the Social Care Wales identity card scheme.


### Bereavement support


We have supplemented funding, which is already available as part of the three\-year Sustainable Social Services Grant to Cruse Bereavement Care. An additional £72,000 has been provided to enable them to expand the support they offer in Wales.


### Safeguarding


The Welsh Government has set up a dedicated safeguarding and COVID\-19 webpage to host the latest information.    

  

To support regional safeguarding boards, we have issued advice to safeguarding boards on their role and function during the outbreak. We want to stress the importance of remaining vigilant to instances where an adult or child may be experiencing abuse, harm or neglect. Information for practitioners on reporting a safeguarding concern has been cascaded through sector networks.    

 







Translation:


 
### Coronafeirws – Cefnogi gofal cymdeithasol yng Nghymru


Mae’r sector gofal cymdeithasol yng Nghymru yn gwneud cyfraniad enfawr i’r ymateb i’r pandemig coronafeirws, ac rydym yn gwerthfawrogi’r gwaith caled a’r ymdrech gan bawb sydd ynghlwm wrth y gwaith. Ond mae hwn yn sector o dan bwysau.


Rydym yn gwneud popeth o fewn ein gallu i gefnogi’r sector, y degau o filoedd o bobl sy’n gweithio ym maes gofal cymdeithasol a’r nifer llawer uwch sy’n derbyn cefnogaeth.


### Cyllid ar gyfer gofal cymdeithasol


Darparwyd £40m ychwanegol cychwynnol gennym ar 14 Ebrill i helpu’r sector gofal cymdeithasol i oedolion i dalu’r costau ychwanegol ynghlwm wrth y pandemig coronafeirws. Caiff hwn ei ddarparu trwy’r gronfa caledi llywodraeth leol. 


Mae perchnogion gwasanaethau cartrefi gofal, a gwasanaethau cartrefi gofal gyda nyrsio, wedi gallu gwneud cais am gymorth ariannol trwy Gronfa Cadernid Economaidd gwerth £500m Llywodraeth Cymru, a gynlluniwyd i ategu ffynonellau cymorth busnes eraill a sefydlwyd gan lywodraethau’r DU a Chymru**.**


### Cyfarpar Diogelu Personol


Mae pob lleoliad gofal cymdeithasol wedi derbyn cyflenwadau rheolaidd o Gyfarpar Diogelu Personol am ddim o storfeydd canolog a phandemig Cymru i ategu eu cyflenwadau rheolaidd o’r fath gyfarpar. Bydd hyn yn helpu i sicrhau bod gan staff yr offer hanfodol sy’n angenrheidiol iddynt i wneud eu gwaith ac i deimlo’n hyderus wrth ei wneud.


Erbyn 24 Ebrill, roedd bron i 12m o eitemau Cyfarpar Diogelu Personol wedi’u dosbarthu i holl storfeydd offer ar y cyd awdurdodau lleol i’w dosbarthu ymlaen i leoliadau gofal cymdeithasol yng Nghymru.


Cefnogir y defnydd o Gyfarpar Diogelu Personol ym maes gofal cymdeithasol gan ganllawiau DU\-gyfan, a gyhoeddwyd ar 2 Ebrill.


### **Profion**


Mae profion ar gael ar gyfer unrhyw staff gofal cymdeithasol sydd â symptomau ac, o 22 Ebrill, bydd holl breswylwyr cartrefi gofal sydd â symptomau coronafeirws yn cael eu profi. I ategu hyn, bydd profion hefyd yn cael eu hymestyn i bobl sy’n mynd i mewn i gartrefi gofal trwy ba bynnag lwybr, gan gynnwys rhyddhau o’r ysbyty, dychwelyd o ofal llai dwys, symud cartrefi neu gael eu derbyn o’r gymuned.


Mae polisi profi gweithwyr critigol ar gael. 


### Canllaw a chymorth i gomisiynwyr


Gan weithio gyda’r Gymdeithas Cyfarwyddwyr Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol, cyhoeddwyd canllawiau i gefnogi darparwyr a chomisiynwyr. 


Mae’r teclyn capasiti gofal a chymorth ar\-lein, sy’n cefnogi comisiynwyr, wedi’i gyflwyno’n gynnar – ers iddo lansio ar 26 Mawrth, mae mwy na 40% o ddarparwyr gofal preswyl i oedolion wedi cofrestru. Bydd yn helpu comisiynwyr i nodi argaeledd lleoedd cartrefi gofal ac yn helpu i leoli pobl sydd angen gwely cartref gofal cyn gynted â phosibl.


Mae Deddf y Coronafeirws 2020 yn rhoi pwerau brys ychwanegol i bedair llywodraeth y DU i ymateb i’r pandemig. O dan y Ddeddf rydym yn cyhoeddi canllawiau i ddarparu fframwaith cyson a chydlynol, sy’n galluogi awdurdodau lleol i gynnal cefnogaeth i’r rhai sydd â’r angen mwyaf. Mae’n atgyfnerthu ein hegwyddorion trosfwaol a’n gwerthoedd craidd ac, ochr yn ochr â’r Fframwaith Moesegol i Ddarparu Gofal Iechyd, bydd yn sicrhau bod pawb yng Nghymru sydd ag anghenion gofal a chymorth yn cael eu trin yn deg ac yn gyfartal.


### **Rheoleiddio ac arolygu**


Ar y cyd ag Arolygiaeth Gofal Cymru a Gofal Cymdeithasol Cymru, rydym wedi cytuno ar ymagwedd bragmatig tuag at orfodi’r gofynion o amgylch y gweithlu, yn cynnwys mewn perthynas â gweithwyr gofal cartref a gweithwyr gofal cymdeithasol cofrestredig eraill. Byddwn yn cyflwyno newidiadau deddfwriaethol os bydd eu hangen.


Mae Arolygiaeth Gofal Cymru wedi cyflwyno galwad wythnosol i ddarparwyr, er mwyn cynnig cefnogaeth a nodi unrhyw broblemau y gallent fod yn eu hwynebu. Mae mwy o wybodaeth am waith AGC ar gael.


### Gofal preswyl a gofal nyrsio


Cyhoeddwyd canllawiau manwl gennym ynghylch cau cartrefi gofal i ymwelwyr, ac eithrio o dan amgylchiadau eithriadol, ar 23 Mawrth.


Rydym wedi datblygu llwybr profi a rhyddhau newydd ar gyfer pobl sy’n gadael yr ysbyty i fynd i gartrefi gofal yn ystod argyfwng COVID\-19, sy’n golygu y bydd pobl sydd naill ai â chanlyniad prawf COVID\-19 positif neu sydd â symptomau yn cael eu rhyddhau i ofal llai dwys priodol a’u profi eto cyn cael eu rhyddhau o ofal llai dwys i gadarnhau nad yw’r feirws ganddynt cyn iddynt ddychwelyd i’w cartref gofal.


Er mwyn cefnogi darpariaeth nyrsio mewn gofal preswyl, rydym yn gweithio i leoli nyrsys sy’n dychwelyd mewn lleoliadau gofal cymdeithasol, gan gynnwys cysylltu hyb COVID y GIG â phorthol recriwtio ar\-lein Gofal Cymdeithasol Cymru. Mae ardal benodol yn cael ei chreu ar gyfer swyddi nyrsio gwag.


Er mwyn sicrhau bod cartrefi gofal yn gallu parhau i gael gafael ar gyflenwadau bwyd, rydym wedi bod yn gweithio gydag archfarchnadoedd i sicrhau bod cartrefi gofal yn cael eu cydnabod fel blaenoriaeth. Rydym hefyd wedi cysylltu cartrefi gofal â Menter a Busnes, i’w cysylltu â chyflenwyr cyfanwerthol, a all gyfleu’r cyflenwadau angenrheidiol. Mae gan Menter a Busnes linell wybodaeth ar gyfer cwestiynau ynghylch cyflenwi bwyd i fusnesau sy’n cael ei staffio saith diwrnod yr wythnos.


Mae cyngor pwrpasol ynghylch gweithio mewn cartrefi gofal wedi’i ddarparu gan Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru.


### **Gwasanaethau cymorth cartref**


Cyngor ynghylch coronafeirws ar gyfer gwasanaethau cymorth cartref.


Mae Addysg a Gwella Iechyd Cymru wedi cyflwyno cwrs hyfforddiant meddyginiaeth ar\-lein ar gyfer gweithwyr gofal, a fydd yn sicrhau y bydd mwy o weithwyr gofal yn gallu gweinyddu meddyginiaeth i bobl yn eu cartrefi.


### Gofal cymdeithasol plant


Cyhoeddwyd canllawiau gweithredol cynhwysfawr ar gyfer gwasanaethau cymdeithasol plant ar 21 Ebrill.  Cafodd ei ddatblygu mewn ymgynghoriad â’r sector. Mae cyfres o gwestiynau cyffredin ar gyfer plant agored i niwed ar gael hefyd. 


Gan weithio gyda Chomisiynydd Plant Cymru, rydym wedi datblygu gwybodaeth ar gyfer pobl sy’n gadael gofal.


Mae gwasanaeth gwybodaeth ieuenctid, sy’n defnyddio’r gwasanaeth eirioli ieuenctid MEIC cyfredol, yn cael ei ddatblygu.


Mae gwasanaethau mabwysiadu yn cael rhywfaint o hyblygrwydd wrth ddehongli’r gofynion yn y rheoliadau mabwysiadu newydd rhwng 1 Ebrill a 30 Medi neu hyd nes y bydd y drefn arferol yn ailddechrau, pa un bynnag yw’r cynharaf, i’w galluogi i barhau i symud ymlaen cyn belled ag sy’n bosibl o dan yr amodau argyfwng cyfredol.


Er mwyn cefnogi teuluoedd sy’n profi anawsterau penodol yn ystod y cyfnod hwn,  mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn gwneud pob gofal plant cyn\-ysgol yn rhad ac am ddim i blant o dan bump sydd â gweithwyr cymdeithasol yn ogystal ag i blant gweithwyr critigol o dan bump oed. Gall gwasanaethau gwybodaeth i deuluoedd gynghori am yr opsiynau gofal plant sydd ar gael ym mhob ardal awdurdod lleol.


### Y gweithlu gofal cymdeithasol


Eleni, rydym wedi cyflwyno gofyniad gorfodol i weithwyr gofal cartref gofrestru gyda Gofal Cymdeithasol Cymru. Mae'r amserlen i weithwyr gofal cartref newydd gofrestru wedi'i hymestyn dros dro o chwech i 12 mis. 


Mae Gofal Cymdeithasol Cymru wedi agor cofrestr frys ar gyfer gweithwyr cymdeithasol, sy’n galluogi’r rhai sydd wedi gadael y proffesiwn i ailgofrestru er mwyn cynnig cefnogaeth, heb orfod talu ffi. Mae dros 50 o weithwyr cymdeithasol wedi eu rhoi ar y gofrestr frys hyd yma.


Mae hyb recriwtio Gofal Cymdeithasol Cymru yn amlygu dros 450 o swyddi gwag yn y maes gofal cymdeithasol, ac mae ganddo ddolenni gyda’r Adran Gwaith a Phensiynau i roi sylw i swyddi gwag yn y sector.


Mae Gofal Cymdeithasol Cymru wedi datblygu cerdyn adnabod ar gyfer pob gweithiwr gofal cymdeithasol.


Ar 6 Ebrill, ysgrifennodd Vaughan Gething, y Gweinidog Iechyd a Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol, a Julie Morgan, y Dirprwy Weinidog Iechyd a Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol, at holl weithwyr gofal cymdeithasol Cymru i ddiolch iddynt.


Mae Gofal Cymdeithasol Cymru wedi cyhoeddi amrywiaeth o adnoddau i gefnogi llesiant gweithwyr gofal cymdeithasol.


Mae gofal plant ar gael yn rhad ac am ddim i blant gweithwyr critigol (o dan bump oed), gan gynnwys staff gofal cymdeithasol.


### Pobl agored i niwed


Mae dros 90,000 o bobl â chyflyrau iechyd penodol wedi derbyn llythyr gan Brif Swyddog Meddygol Cymru yn gofyn iddynt fabwysiadu cyfres o fesurau gwarchod i’w hamddiffyn rhag bod yn agored i coronafeirws. Mae’r grŵp hwn yn agored iawn i afiechyd difrifol. Rydym wedi rhannu rhywfaint o wybodaeth am y grŵp hwn gyda’r archfarchnadoedd i sicrhau y gallant gael blaenoriaeth wrth dderbyn danfoniadau i’w cartrefi ac, i’r rheini nad oes ganddynt unrhyw gefnogaeth leol, mae danfoniadau bwyd wythnosol am ddim ar gael gan eu hawdurdod lleol.


Bydd cynorthwywyr personol yn cael eu cynnwys yng nghynllun cardiau adnabod Gofal Cymdeithasol Cymru.


### **Cefnogaeth profedigaeth**


Rydym wedi ategu cyllid sydd eisoes ar gael fel rhan o’r Grant Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol Cynaliadwy tair blynedd ar gyfer Gofal mewn Galar Cruse. Darparwyd £72,000 ychwanegol i’w galluogi i ehangu’r gefnogaeth maen nhw’n ei chynnig yng Nghymru.


### **Diogelu**


Mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi sefydlu tudalen we benodol i gyfleu’r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf ynghylch diogelu a COVID\-19\. 


Er mwyn cefnogi byrddau diogelu rhanbarthol, rydym wedi cyhoeddi cyngor i fyrddau diogelu ynghylch eu rôl a’u swyddogaeth yn ystod y cyfnod hwn.


Rydym eisiau pwysleisio pwysigrwydd aros yn wyliadwrus i achosion lle gallai oedolyn neu blentyn fod yn profi camdriniaeth, niwed neu esgeulustod. Mae gwybodaeth i ymarferwyr ar adrodd am bryderon diogelu wedi’i rhaeadru trwy rwydweithiau sector.