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*More than just words* is the Welsh Government’s strategic framework to strengthen Welsh language provision in health and social care. Its aim is to support Welsh\-speakers to receive services in their first language.


In October 2021, I announced I would be establishing a small task and finish group to develop a five\-year plan for *More than just words*, following an independent evaluation of the framework. I can update members about the outcome of that work.


The evaluation showed that, for many Welsh\-speakers, being able to access services in Welsh made a significant positive difference to their overall experience and, in many cases, their health and wellbeing outcomes. But it also demonstrated people often found it difficult to access the services they need and were reluctant to ask when Welsh\-language services were not offered.


The task and finish group, chaired by Marian Wyn Jones, has considered patients’ experience, evidence from Welsh Government, the NHS and social care, regulators, professional bodies and from the education and training sectors. A virtual stakeholder workshop was held in March to share emerging thoughts on themes and actions.


I am grateful to the members for their commitment, knowledge and expertise.


The five\-year plan will be based on the following themes, which emerged from the task and finish group’s work:


* Culture and leadership
* Welsh language planning and policies
* Supporting and developing Welsh language skills of the workforce
* Sharing best practice and developing an enabling approach


A performance management framework will measure progress against actions in the plan and a new advisory board will be set up – I will meet the board once a year to discuss progress against the plan.


In Wales, almost 200,000 staff deliver health and social care, by far the largest employer in Wales. There is therefore a huge opportunity for health and social care to become exemplars in providing Welsh language services and to contribute to the Welsh Government’s ambition to increase language use and the number of Welsh speakers by 2050\.


Our health and social care staff have done extraordinary work during the pandemic and they continue to work under intense pressure. They care deeply about providing the best possible care for people in Wales – for Welsh\-speakers that means providing a service in Welsh.


I know our health and social care professionals and other stakeholders across Wales will rise to the challenge to implement the actions in the new *More than just words* plan, which I look forward to launching at the National Eisteddfod next month.


This statement is being issued during recess in order to keep members informed. Should members wish me to make a further statement or to answer questions on this when the Senedd returns I would be happy to do so.







Translation:


 
*Mwy na geiriau* yw fframwaith strategol Llywodraeth Cymru i gryfhau gwasanaethau Cymraeg mewn iechyd a gofal cymdeithasol a’i nod yw cefnogi siaradwyr Cymraeg i dderbyn gwasanaethau yn eu hiaith gyntaf.


Yn Hydref 2021 fe gyhoeddais y buaswn yn sefydlu grŵp gorchwyl a gorffen bychan i ddatblygu cynllun pum mlynedd ar gyfer *Mwy na geiriau*, yn dilyn gwerthusiad annibynnol o’r fframwaith. Gallaf ddiweddaru aelodau ar ganlyniadau’r gwaith hwnnw.


Dangosodd y gwerthusiad fod gallu derbyn gwasanaethau Cymraeg yn gwneud gwahaniaeth cadarnhaol sylweddol i brofiad siaradwyr Cymraeg, ac mewn sawl achos, yn cael effaith gadarnhaol ar eu hiechyd a’u lles. Fodd bynnag, dangoswyd hefyd fod pobl yn aml wedi’i chael hi’n anodd i gael mynediad i’r gwasanaethau y maent eu hangen a’u bod yn anfoddog i ofyn pan nad oedd gwasanaethau Cymraeg yn cael eu cynnig.


Mae’r grŵp gorchwyl a gorffen, oedd yn cael ei gadeirio gan Marian Wyn Jones wedi ystyried profiad defnyddwyr, tystiolaeth gan Lywodraeth Cymru, y gwasanaeth iechyd a gofal cymdeithasol, rheoleiddwyr, cyrff proffesiynol, a’r sectorau addysg a hyfforddiant. Cynhaliwyd gweithdy rhithwir i randdeiliaid ym mis Mawrth er mwyn rhannu syniadau ar y themâu a’r camau gweithredu.


Rwy’n ddiolchgar i’r aelodau am eu hymrwymiad, profiad ac arbenigedd.


Bydd y cynllun pum\-mlynedd yn seiliedig ar y themâu canlynol a ddeilliodd o waith y grŵp gorchwyl a gorffen:


* Diwylliant ac arweinyddiaeth
* Cynllunio a pholisïau o ran y Gymraeg
* Cefnogi a datblygu sgiliau Cymraeg y gweithlu
* Rhannu arfer da a datblygu dull galluogi


Bydd fframwaith rheoli perfformiadyn mesur cynnydd yn erbyn camau gweithredu’r cynllun a bydd bwrdd cynghori newydd yn cael ei sefydlu \- byddaf yn cyfarfod y bwrdd unwaith y flwyddyn er mwyn trafod cynnydd gyda’r cynllun.


Yng Nghymru mae bron i 200,000 o staff yn darparu gwasanaethau iechyd a gofal, sef y cyflogwr mwyaf yng Nghymru o bell ffordd. Mae yna gyfle enfawr felly i’r maes iechyd a gofal ddod yn batrwm o ran darparu gwasanaethau Cymraeg ac i gyfrannu at uchelgais Llywodraeth Cymru i gynyddu’r defnydd o’r Gymraeg a nifer y siaradwyr Cymraeg erbyn 2050\.


Mae ein staff iechyd a gofal cymdeithasol wedi gwneud gwaith arbennig yn ystod y pandemig a maent yn parhau i weithio o dan bwysau sylweddol. Mae darparu’r gofal gorau posibl i bobl Cymru yn bwysig iawn iddynt – i siaradwyr Cymraeg mae hyn yn golygu darparu gwasanaeth yn Gymraeg.


Gwn y bydd ein proffesiynolion iechyd a gofal cymdeithasol a rhanddeiliaid eraill ledled Cymru yn derbyn yr her i weithredu’r camau gweithredu yn y cynllun *Mwy na geiriau* newydd yr wyf yn edrych ymlaen at ei lansio yn yr Eisteddfod Genedlaethol fis nesaf.


Caiff y datganiad ei gyhoeddi yn ystod y toriad er mwyn rhoi'r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf i aelodau. Os bydd aelodau eisiau i mi wneud datganiad pellach neu ateb cwestiynau ynglŷn â hyn pan fydd y Senedd yn dychwelyd, byddwn yn hapus i wneud hynny.