English: There are a number of apps available free of charge that provide support and guidance in dealing with anxiety, improving sleep and meditation processes to help people to clear their minds. We've extended the SilverCloud provision, which is an online service, so that all health and social care workers in all parts of Wales can access a variety of programmes provided at any given time, wherever they may be. And these programmes are based on cognitive behavioural therapy, CBT, which can provide people with the skills to manage their own psychological well-being, to be more confident. To recognise the extensive strain and trauma that NHS staff have faced, more than £1 million in addition was invested by the Welsh Government in April to extend the healthcare service for health professionals in Wales. This service was available already to those working in medicine and dentistry in Wales, but there is now more provision available because of this additional funding. The service now provides an even better level of support and advice to all health professionals, including doctors, nurses, healthcare students, paramedics, pharmacists, therapists, dentists and medical volunteers working in Wales. By now, the service is also offered to administrative and clerical staff who are also facing great stresses. The aim of the service is to provide support for those with acute symptoms - individuals who feel that they can no longer cope, who are anxious or are having difficulty in managing the various challenges posed by the pandemic, individuals who are starting to feel the symptoms of anxiety and depression, individuals who have problems with alcohol, for example, as well as those who are suffering PTSD. We are sure to see an increase in demand for such support when we move out of this pandemic. People will slow down and think back on their experiences, as was explained by the Royal College of Physicians in Wales just last week. During the symposium for health professionals in December, it was explained how necessary and vital this programme is, and this is particularly true because the burden of responding to COVID-19 is ongoing and will extend into the long term. The Welsh Government will continue to work with Cardiff University, who run the service, to ensure that it is fit for purpose and that it can adapt depending on changes in demand. And I'm pleased to say that we are working well with Cardiff University at the moment to draw up a model that supports the social care workforce as well as those working in health. Information about these resources and how to access them is available on mental health pages of the Health Education and Improvement Wales website. In the autumn, we circulated a Welsh health circular to NHS organisations, noting how they were expected to support the health and well-being of their staff during the pandemic. The circular is a means of reminding employers, and sends a clear message to our workforce, restating our commitment and the employer's commitment to support their health and well-being. Since the beginning of the pandemic, Social Care Wales have been maintaining a well-being network, which considers the use of the services already available and how it can be advertised more widely.
Welsh: Mae nifer o apiau yn rhad ac am ddim wedi bod ar gael sy'n cynnig cymorth ac arweiniad ar gyfer rheoli gorbryder, gwella cwsg a thechnegau myfyrio i helpu pobl i ymdawelu a chael meddwl clir. Rŷm ni wedi ymestyn y ddarpariaeth SilverCloud, sef gwasanaeth ar-lein, er mwyn i bob gweithiwr iechyd a gofal cymdeithasol ym mhob cwr o Gymru gael mynediad, ble bynnag maen nhw, at amrywiaeth o raglenni sy'n cael eu darparu, ar unrhyw bryd sy'n iawn iddyn nhw. Ac mae'r rhaglenni hyn yn seiliedig ar dechnegau therapi gwybyddol ymddygiadol, CBT, cognitive behavioural therapy, sy'n gallu rhoi'r sgiliau i bobl reoli llesiant seicolegol eu hunain, i fod yn fwy hyderus. I gydnabod y straen a'r trawma sylweddol mae staff yr NHS yn wynebu, cafodd mwy na £1 miliwn yn ychwanegol ei fuddsoddi gan Lywodraeth Cymru ym mis Ebrill i ymestyn y gwasanaeth iechyd i weithwyr iechyd proffesiynol Cymru. Roedd y gwasanaeth eisoes ar gael i weithwyr proffesiynol yn y maes iechyd a deintyddiaeth yng Nghymru, ond mae mwy o ddarpariaeth nawr ar gael yn ychwanegol oherwydd yr arian yma. Mae'r gwasanaeth nawr yn cynnig lefel well nag erioed o gymorth a chyngor i bob gweithiwr iechyd proffesiynol, gan gynnwys meddygon, nyrsys, myfyrwyr gofal iechyd proffesiynol, parafeddygon, fferyllwyr, therapyddion, deintyddion a gwirfoddolwyr meddygol sy'n gweithio yng Nghymru. Erbyn hyn, mae'r gwasanaeth yn cael ei gynnig hefyd i staff gweinyddol a chlerigol sydd hefyd dan bwysau. Nod y gwasanaeth yw darparu cymorth i'r rheini sydd â symptomau acíwt - unigolion sy'n teimlo nad allant hwy ymdopi rhagor, sy'n gofidio neu sy'n cael hi'n anodd i reoli'r gwahanol heriau sydd wedi dod yn sgil y pandemig, unigolion sy'n dechrau teimlo symptomau gorbryder ac iselder, unigolion sydd ag anhwylder sy'n gysylltiedig ag yfed alcohol, er enghraifft, yn ogystal â'r rheini sy'n dioddef o anhwylder straen wedi trawma, PTSD. Rŷm ni'n siŵr o weld cynnydd yn y galw am gymorth o'r fath yma pan fydd pethau wedi tawelu, a phobl efallai yn gallu arafu a meddwl nôl am eu profiadau nhw, fel ag eglurodd arweinydd y Royal College of Physicians yng Nghymru i mi yr wythnos diwethaf. Yn ystod y symposiwm iechyd i weithwyr iechyd proffesiynol mis Rhagfyr, eglurwyd pa mor angenrheidiol a gwerthfawr yw'r rhaglen hon. Mae hyn yn arbennig o wir oherwydd bod y baich o ymateb i COVID-19 yn barhaus, ac yn ymestyn i'r tymor hir. Bydd Llywodraeth Cymru yn dal i weithio gyda Phrifysgol Caerdydd, sy'n rhedeg y gwasanaeth, i sicrhau ei fod yn addas at y diben a'i fod yn gallu addasu gan ddibynnu ar y newid yn y galw. A dwi'n falch o ddweud ein bod ni'n gweithio'n dda gyda Phrifysgol Caerdydd ar hyn o bryd i lunio model sydd yn cefnogi'r gweithlu gofal cymdeithasol ar ben y rheini yn yr adran iechyd. Mae gwybodaeth am yr adnoddau hyn, a sut i gael gafael arnyn nhw, ar dudalennau materion iechyd meddwl gwefan Addysg a Gwella Iechyd Cymru. Yn yr hydref, fe gyhoeddon ni gylchlythyr iechyd Cymru i sefydliadau'r NHS, yn nodi sut y disgwylir iddyn nhw gefnogi iechyd a llesiant eu staff yn ystod y pandemig. Mae'r cylchlythyr yn ffordd o atgoffa cyflogwyr, ac mae'n anfon neges glir i'n gweithlu, gan ailddatgan ein hymrwymiad ni, ac ymrwymiad y cyflogwyr, i gefnogi eu hiechyd a'u llesiant nhw. Ers dechrau'r pandemig, mae Gofal Cymdeithasol Cymru wedi bod yn cynnal rhwydwaith llesiant sy'n ystyried faint o ddefnydd sy'n cael ei wneud o'r gwasanaeth sydd ar gael yn barod, a sut gellir rhoi cyhoeddusrwydd i hwn.