English: Minister, could I ask for a statement, please, from the health Minister about the detrimental effect the Welsh Government's failure to recruit a sufficient number of GPs is having on my constituents in Monmouthshire? I know my colleague Delyth Jewell raised this earlier in one of her questions about the GPs that are retiring and leaving their practice, and I completely accept the First Minister's response when he mentioned that healthcare is changing in Wales. But, I would like a statement from the Minister for health about what action she is taking to address the serious shortage of GPs in Wales, which is causing concern, and will potentially cause considerable inconvenience and distress to a lot of elderly and vulnerable people across my region, particularly in the area of Gilwern, who may not be able to access the healthcare they need and deserve. And if I can be so bold as to ask for a second statement as well, please. May I ask for a statement from the Minister for health about plans to reduce financial help for some of the poorest and most vulnerable people in Wales - towards the cost of their NHS glasses, to be specific? I understand the proposal is to actually lower the current amount of a £39.10 contribution for children and adults on some benefits to be now £22 going forward. The Welsh Government claims the amount was agreed with a group that represents optometrists in Wales. However, Optometry Wales say that, as a negotiating team, they were not in favour of supporting the changes to the voucher system proposed by the Welsh Government. Indeed, in a statement, they say the plans have caused significant concerns, with practitioners worried about the level of support patients on means-tested benefits will have, and be able to access, under the new contract. They go on to say patient choice is likely to be reduced as a result of these changes, and that practices might struggle to offer what they do now within the voucher range. So, could we have a statement from the Minister for health about this reduction in an important patient benefit, and the impact of this policy decision on patients, given the current economic circumstances, and for those also in domiciliary care? Thanks, Minister.
Welsh: Gweinidog, a gaf i ofyn am ddatganiad, os gwelwch yn dda, gan y Gweinidog iechyd am yr effaith niweidiol mae methiant Llywodraeth Cymru i recriwtio digon o feddygon teulu yn ei gael ar fy etholwyr yn sir Fynwy? Rwy'n gwybod bod fy nghyd-Aelod Delyth Jewell wedi codi hyn yn gynharach yn un o'i chwestiynau ynghylch y meddygon teulu sy'n ymddeol ac sy'n gadael eu practisau, ac rwy'n derbyn ymateb y Prif Weinidog yn llwyr pan soniodd fod gofal iechyd yn newid yng Nghymru. Ond, hoffwn i ddatganiad gan y Gweinidog Iechyd am ba gamau y mae hi'n eu cymryd i ymdrin â'r prinder difrifol o feddygon teulu yng Nghymru, sy'n achosi pryder, a bydd o bosibl yn achosi cryn anghyfleustra a gofid i lawer o bobl oedrannus a phobl agored i niwed ar draws fy rhanbarth i, yn enwedig yn ardal Gilwern, na fydd efallai'n gallu cael y gofal iechyd y maen nhw ei angen ac yn ei haeddu. Ac os caf i fentro â gofyn am ail ddatganiad hefyd, os gwelwch yn dda. A gaf i ofyn am ddatganiad gan y Gweinidog Iechyd am gynlluniau i leihau'r cymorth ariannol i rai o'r bobl dlotaf a mwyaf bregus yng Nghymru - tuag at gost eu sbectol yn y GIG, i fod yn benodol? Rwy'n deall mai'r cynnig mewn gwirionedd yw gostwng y cyfraniad presennol o £39.10 i blant ac oedolion ar rai budd-daliadau i fod yn £22 nawr o hyn ymlaen. Mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn honni bod y swm wedi'i gytuno gyda grŵp sy'n cynrychioli optometryddion yng Nghymru. Ond mae Optometreg Cymru yn dweud nad oedden nhw, fel tîm trafod, o blaid cefnogi'r newidiadau i'r system dalebau sydd wedi'i chynnig gan Lywodraeth Cymru. Yn wir, mewn datganiad, maen nhw'n dweud bod y cynlluniau wedi achosi pryderon sylweddol, gydag ymarferwyr yn poeni am lefel y gefnogaeth y bydd cleifion ar fudd-daliadau sy'n seiliedig ar brawf modd yn gallu ei chael ac yn gallu manteisio arni, o dan y contract newydd. Maen nhw'n mynd ymlaen i ddweud bod dewis cleifion yn debygol o gael ei leihau o ganlyniad i'r newidiadau hyn, ac y gallai practisau ei chael hi'n anodd cynnig yr hyn maen nhw'n ei wneud nawr o fewn ystod y talebau. Felly, a gawn ni datganiad gan y Gweinidog iechyd am y gostyngiad hwn mewn budd pwysig i gleifion, ac effaith y penderfyniad polisi hwn ar gleifion, o ystyried yr amgylchiadau economaidd presennol, ac i'r rhai sydd hefyd mewn gofal cartref? Diolch.