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Yn fy llythyr 6 Hydref hysbysais Aelodau am y cynlluniau gan Southern Cross Healthcare  Ltd i drosglwyddo pob un o’i gartrefi gofal yn y DU i ddarparwyr amgen ac amgaeaf gopi o’r datganiad gan y cwmni ynghylch hyn.   
   
Drwy gydol y broses hon byddwch yn gwybod mai preswylwyr y cartrefi yng Nghymru yr effeithiwyd arnynt fu pwysicaf i mi. Rwyf yn falch o allu cadarnhau felly fod pob un o 33 cartref gofal y cwmni yng Nghymru wedi’i drosglwyddo a’i gofrestru yn llwyddiannus gyda  darparwyr yn unol â’r amserlen. O ganlyniad, mae preswylwyr y cartrefi hyn wedi cael parhad o ran eu gofal yn unol â’r bwriad ac nid yw eu lleoliadau wedi bod mewn perygl. Newyddion i’w croesawu yw hyn.

 Bydd cyn gartrefi gofal Southern Cross yng Nghymru bellach yn cael eu gweithredu gan bedwar darparwr amgen, sef HC One (gyda 23 o gartrefi), Four Seasons (Rhif 9\) (gyda 7 cartref), Adiemus (gyda 2 gartref) a Handsale (gydag 1 cartref). Bu’n rhaid i’r darparwyr hyn ddangos eu bod yn gallu bodloni’r meini prawf llym ar gyfer cofrestru i ddarparu  gwasanaethau a bennir gan Ddeddf Safonau Gofal 2000 a’r rheoliadau a wneir o dan y ddeddf hon ar gyfer cartrefi gofal. Bu’n rhaid i’r darparwyr ddangos hefyd eu bod yn gallu cynnal y gwasanaethau hyn at y dyfodol. Mae’r asesiadau a wnaed gan Arolygiaeth Gofal a Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol Cymru (AGGCC) i sicrhau hyn wedi bod yn gadarn. Bu’n rhaid i’r darparwyr amgen ddangos eu hyfywedd ariannol a gweithredol i weithredu’r cartrefi hyn, gyda’u ceisiadau’n cael eu hasesu’n drylwyr gan dîm penodedig yn AGGCC gyda chymorth gan yr Adran  Busnes, Menter, Technoleg a Gwyddoniaeth (BETS). Mae eu hymdrechion yn hyn o beth wedi bod yn helaeth ac yn amhrisiadwy ac rydym yn eu gwerthfawrogi’n fawr. Rwyf hefyd yn croesawu’r ffaith y bydd  AGGCC yn parhau i fonitro ansawdd y gwasanaethau a ddarperir yn y cartrefi hyn yn y misoedd i ddod er mwyn sicrhau bod y gofal a ddarperir o safon uchel.

 Er bod y sefyllfa hon yn rhoi mwy o sicrwydd i breswylwyr a’u teuluoedd yng Nghymru, rwyf yn cydnabod bod yna faterion ehangach o hyd mewn perthynas â Southern Cross. Mae nifer o gartrefi yn dal heb gael eu trosglwyddo a’u cofrestru yn Lloegr ac yn yr Alban. Mae’r awdurdodau yng Nghymru’n monitro sefyllfa eu preswylwyr sy’n cael eu gosod yn y cartrefi hyn. Yn ogystal mae profiad Southern Cross wedi codi cwestiynau pwysig o safbwynt comisiynu a rheoleiddio gwasanaethau. Fel rhan o’n gwaith i ddiwygio gwasanaethau cymdeithasol byddwn yn archwilio pa gamau y mae angen eu cymryd i feithrin dealltwriaeth well o risg masnachol a pha newidiadau y mae angen eu gwneud mewn perthynas ag arferion comisiynu a’r fframwaith rheoleiddio i reoli hyn.  Rydym yn cynnal trafodaethau â Llywodraeth y DU ac â gweinyddiaethau datganoledig eraill ynghylch y materion ehangach hyn.







Translation:


 
In my letter of 6 October I informed Members of the plans by Southern Cross Healthcare Ltd to transfer all of its care homes in the UK to alternative providers and attached a copy of a statement by the company on this.  

   

Throughout this process you will know that my overriding concern has been for the residents of the homes in Wales affected. I am therefore pleased to be able to confirm that all of the company’s 33 care homes in Wales have been successfully transferred and registered with alternative providers to time. As a result residents in these homes have experienced continuity of care as we had hoped and their placements have not been put at risk. This is welcome news.


The former Southern Cross care homes in Wales will now be operated by four alternative providers, namely HC One (with 23 homes), Four Seasons (No. 9\) (with 7 homes), Adiemus (with 2 homes) and Handsale (with 1 home). These providers have had to demonstrate that they have the ability to meet the strict criteria for registration to provide services set by the Care Standards Act 2000 and the regulations made under this for care homes and to be able to maintain these services for the future. The assessments undertaken by the Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW) to assure this have been robust. The alternative providers have had to demonstrate their financial and operational viability to operate these homes, with their applications being rigorously assessed by a dedicated team within CSSIW with support from our Department for Business, Enterprise, Technology and Science (BETS). Their efforts in undertaking this have been extensive, invaluable and much appreciated. I also welcome the fact that CSSIW will continue to monitor the quality of services provided in these homes in the coming months to ensure high standards of care are provided.


Although this situation provides greater assurance for residents and their families in Wales, I recognise that wider issues surrounding Southern Cross remain. A number of homes still await transfer and registration in England and Scotland. Welsh authorities are monitoring the position of any of their residents placed in these homes. In addition the experience of Southern Cross has raised important questions in terms of commissioning and regulation of services. As part of our social services reforms we will be examining what steps need to be taken to develop a better understanding of commercial risk and what changes need to be made both in relation to commissioning practice and the regulatory framework to manage this.  We are in discussion with the UK Government and other Devolved Administrations about these broader issues