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Ym mis Rhagfyr y llynedd, fe wnaethom gyhoeddi ein bod yn sefydlu’r Gronfa Gofal Canolraddol sy’n werth £50 miliwn. Mae’r Gronfa hon yn cynnwys cyllid refeniw o £35 miliwn o fewn y gyllideb Llywodraeth Leol a chyllid cyfalaf o £15 miliwn o fewn y gyllideb Tai ac Adfywio.

Defnyddir y Gronfa i hyrwyddo cydweithredu rhwng y gwasanaethau cymdeithasol, iechyd a thai, ochr yn ochr â’r Trydydd Sector a’r Sector Annibynnol ar y llaw arall. Bydd yn cynorthwyo pobl i allu parhau i fyw’n annibynnol ac i aros yn eu cartrefi eu hunain. Caiff y Gronfa ei defnyddio hefyd i  osgoi unrhyw fynediad diangen i’r ysbyty, neu dderbyniad amhriodol i ofal preswyl, yn ogystal ag atal unrhyw oedi wrth i bobl gael eu rhyddhau o’r ysbyty.

Mae’r Datganiad Ysgrifenedig hwn yn rhoi gwybodaeth i’r Aelodau am y cynnydd a’r meini prawf a gaiff eu defnyddio i asesu a chymeradwyo’r cynigion ar gyfer y cyllid.

Datblygwyd canllawiau a’u hanfon at Brif Weithredwyr Awdurdodau Lleol, Prif Weithredwyr Byrddau Iechyd, Prif Weithredwr Cymdeithas Llywodraeth Leol Cymru, Cyfarwyddwyr Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol, Cyfarwyddwyr Tai, Cyfarwyddwyr Cyllid a Chyfarwyddwr Cyngor Gweithredu Gwirfoddol Cymru ar 22 Ionawr 2014\. Fe’u cyhoeddwyd hefyd ar wefan Llywodraeth Cymru.

Mae’r canllawiau’n nodi prif amcanion y Gronfa a’r meini prawf ar gyfer asesu’r cynigion, lle mae pob cynnig llwyddiannus yn dangos yn glir:

* gweithio integredig drwy rôl a chyfraniad yr holl bartneriaid perthnasol yn y rhanbarth;
* trawsnewid hirdymor wrth ddarparu neu weithredu gwasanaethau fel eu bod yn gynaliadwy;
* darparu gwasanaethau a ffyrdd newydd neu ychwanegol o weithio, a sut y bydd hyn yn cael ei fesur, yn arbennig o fewn cyd\-destun y canlyniadau i’r boblogaeth. Dylai gynnwys gwerth am arian, osgoi costau, neu arbedion, fel sy’n briodol, a gwerth ychwanegol;
* manteision a chanlyniadau i bobl hŷn, fregus ac oedrannus yn ogystal â’r rhai ag anghenion iechyd a gofal cymdeithasol cymhleth. Mae’n rhaid iddynt ddangos hefyd sut y caiff y gwasanaethau integredig hyn eu gwella neu’u datblygu o fewn y rhanbarth;
* eu gwneud yn gydnaws ag amcanion strategol y Rhaglen Lywodraethu a chynlluniau cyflawni perthnasol;
* sut y rheolir y ddarpariaeth o fewn fframwaith llywodraethu manwl a thryloyw, gydag atebolrwydd arweiniad clir, cerrig milltir a mesur y cynnydd.

Bydd y cyllid yn cael ei ddyrannu ar sail Ôl\-troed Cydweithredu Rhanbarthol Caerdydd a’r Fro, Cwm Taf, y Canolbarth a’r Gorllewin, Gogledd Cymru, Bae’r Gorllewin a Gwent. Caiff y refeniw a’r cyllid cyfalaf ei reoli fel un gronfa gydgysylltiedig, i wneud y mwyaf o’r cymorth i bobl sydd angen gofal canolraddol, drwy becyn cydlynol o fesurau.

Nodwyd Awdurdod Lleol arweiniol ar gyfer pob Ardal Ôl\-troed Cydweithredu Rhanbarthol. Maent ar hyn o bryd yn arwain datblygiad y cynigion mewn cydweithrediad â’u partneriaid.

Cynhaliwyd digwyddiadau rhanbarthol yn ystod mis Chwefror i gefnogi datblygiad y cynigion. Mae’r rhain wedi rhoi cyfle am drafodaethau manylach rhwng swyddogion Llywodraeth Cymru a phartneriaid o fewn pob rhanbarth i egluro pwrpas y Gronfa a rhannu gwybodaeth am y dull o weithredu a’r cynigon sy’n cael eu datblygu.

Y dyddiad cau ar gyfer cyflwyno cynigion yw ganol dydd ar 7 Mawrth 2014\. Sefydlwyd Panel sy’n cynnwys arweinwyr polisi Llywodraeth Cymru ym meysydd Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol, Iechyd, Llywodraeth Leol a thai, swyddogion cyllid ac academydd allanol i adolygu’r cynigion. Caiff y cynigion eu cyflwyno am gymeradwyaeth Weinidogol, a chaiff y penderfyniadau terfynol eu gwneud erbyn dechrau’r flwyddyn ariannol 2014\-15\.

Byddwn yn darparu diweddariad pellach i’r Aelodau gyda mwy o fanylion am y cynigion a gymeradwyir.

   





Translation:


 
Last  December, we announced the establishment of a £50 million Intermediate Care Fund. This Fund includes £35 million revenue funding within the Local Government budget and £15 million capital funding within  the Housing and Regeneration budget.


The Fund will be used to drive forward collaborative working between social services, health and housing, alongside the Third and Independent Sectors to support people maintain their independence and remain in their own home. It will be used to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions, or inappropriate admission to residential care, as well as preventing delayed discharges from hospital.


This Written Statement provides Members with an update on progress and the criteria which will be used to assess and approve proposals for funding.


Guidance has been developed and was issued to Chief Executives of Local Authorities, Chief Executives of Health Boards, the Chief Executive of the Welsh Local Government Association, Directors of Social Services, Directors of Housing, Directors of Finance and the Director of the Wales Council for Voluntary Action on 22 January 2014\. It was also published on the Welsh Government internet.


The guidance sets out the key objectives of the Fund and the criteria for assessing proposals, where  each successful proposal clearly demonstrates:


 


* integrated working through the role and the contribution of all relevant partners within the region;
* a transformational and long\-term shift in the delivery or operation of services so they are sustainable;
* the provision of new or additional services and ways of working and how they will be measured, particularly within the context of population outcomes. This should include value for money, cost avoidance or savings as appropriate and added value;
* benefits and outcomes for older, frail and elderly people as well as those with complex health and social care needs. They must also demonstrate how those integrated services will be enhanced or developed within the region;
* alignment to the strategic aims of the Programme for Government and relevant delivery plans;
* how delivery will be managed within a rigorous and transparent governance framework, with clear leadership accountabilities, milestones and progress measures.


 


The funding will be allocated on the Regional Collaborative Footprint basis of  Cardiff and Vale, Cwm Taf, Mid and West, North Wales, Western Bay and Gwent. The revenue and capital funding will be managed as a single co\-ordinated fund, to maximise the support for people requiring intermediate care, through a coherent package of measures.


A lead Local Authority for each Regional Collaborative Footprint Area has been identified.  They are currently leading the development of proposals in collaboration with their partners.


Regional events have been  held during February to support the development of proposals. These have provided the opportunity for more detailed discussions between Welsh Government officials and partners within each region, to clarify the purpose of the Fund and share information on the approach being taken and proposals being developed.


The deadline for submission of proposals is midday 7 March 2014\. A Panel consisting of Welsh Government Social Services, Health, Local Government and Housing policy leads, finance officials and an external academic has been established to review the proposals. Proposals will be submitted for Ministerial approval, with final decisions made in time for the start of the 2014\-15 financial year.


We will provide a further update to Members with more detail on the approved proposals in due course.