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English: Well, thanks very much. I have issued a written statement to update all Members on the publication of that report today. I know that publication will be distressing for many of the families involved, and those who access vascular services within the health board. The cases covered within the report cover both pre and post-reorganisation of the service. I know that the health board has apologised to those affected by the report, and to the families who didn't receive the service that they deserved. This report looked in detail at the cases covered in the Royal College of Surgeons' report that was published last year, so these are not new cases; it's just a more thorough investigation. There were a number of recommendations. We have, obviously, put the vascular service in particular into enhanced monitoring, to make sure that the intervention is monitored regularly. There is an improvement plan. I am updated regularly, and the Welsh Government is updated regularly. I know that my officials spoke yesterday to the north Wales coroner, because, obviously, I was very concerned to hear that the coroner hadn't been informed.
Welsh: Wel, diolch yn fawr. Rwyf i wedi cyhoeddi datganiad ysgrifenedig i roi'r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf i'r Aelodau i gyd am gyhoeddiad yr adroddiad hwnnw heddiw. Fe wn i y bydd y cyhoeddiad hwnnw'n achosi anesmwythyd i nifer o'r teuluoedd dan sylw, a'r rhai sy'n defnyddio gwasanaethau fasgwlar y bwrdd iechyd. Mae'r achosion a gaiff eu cynnwys yn yr adroddiad yn ymwneud â chyfnodau cyn ac wedi'r ad-drefnu a fu yn y gwasanaeth. Fe wn i fod y bwrdd iechyd wedi ymddiheuro i'r rhai a effeithiwyd gan yr adroddiad, a'r teuluoedd na dderbyniodd y gwasanaeth yr oedden nhw'n ei haeddu. Edrychodd yr adroddiad hwn yn fanwl ar yr achosion sydd dan sylw yn adroddiad Coleg Brenhinol y Llawfeddygon a gafodd ei gyhoeddi'r llynedd, felly nid achosion newydd mo'r rhain; ond mae hwn yn ymchwiliad mwy trylwyr. Cafwyd nifer o argymhellion. Rydyn ni, yn amlwg, wedi rhoi'r gwasanaeth fasgwlaidd yn arbennig dan arolygiaeth fwy manwl, i wneud yn siŵr y caiff yr ymyrraeth ei monitro'n rheolaidd. Fe geir cynllun ar gyfer gwelliant. Rwy'n cael diweddariad yn rheolaidd, ac mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn cael diweddariad yn rheolaidd. Fe wn i fod fy swyddogion i wedi siarad â chrwner y gogledd ddoe, oherwydd, yn amlwg, roeddwn i'n bryderus iawn o glywed nad oedd y crwner wedi cael ei hysbysu.
English: Spokespeople's questions today are all to be answered by the Deputy Minister for Health and Well-being. And the first is to be asked by the Conservative spokesperson, James Evans.
Welsh: Cwestiynau llefarwyr nawr. Y cyfan heddiw i'w hateb gan y Dirprwy Weinidog Iechyd Meddwl a Llesiant. Y cyntaf yw llefarydd y Ceidwadwyr, James Evans.
English: Diolch, Llywydd. Deputy Minister, do you agree with me that having public access to mental health data on all mental health conditions is vital to improving mental health services across Wales?
Welsh: Diolch, Llywydd. Dirprwy Weinidog, a ydych chi'n cytuno â mi bod sicrhau bod data iechyd meddwl ynglŷn â phob cyflwr iechyd meddwl ar gael i'r cyhoedd yn hanfodol ar gyfer gwella gwasanaethau iechyd meddwl ledled Cymru?
English: Yes, I agree with you that having access to data is vitally important. That's why a key priority for us is to make sure that we can progress our core mental health data set, which will supplement the information that we already routinely publish on mental health waiting times.
Welsh: Ydw, rwy'n cytuno â chi bod sicrhau bod data ar gael yn hanfodol bwysig. Dyna pam mae gwneud yn siŵr ein bod ni'n gallu cynyddu ein cyfres greiddiol o ddata iechyd meddwl yn flaenoriaeth allweddol i ni, ac fe fydd honno'n ategu'r wybodaeth yr ydym ni eisoes yn ei chyhoeddi yn rheolaidd ynglŷn ag amseroedd aros iechyd meddwl.
English: Thank you, Deputy Minister. Having access to information is important, as you've just realised, for the people we serve, and it also shines a light on the performance of the Welsh Government and health boards. For example, information that was only received via freedom of information requests to health boards shows that 7,258 children are waiting to have an autism diagnosis. Forty per cent of those children are waiting over a year, 22 per cent of those are waiting over 18 months, and 804 children are waiting over two years. And Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board refused to even answer the freedom of information request. So, I'd like to know what the Welsh Government is doing to tackle these waits and to ensure that, when information is asked of Betsi Cadwaladr health board, they provide the information so that we can scrutinise their performance.
Welsh: Diolch i chi, Dirprwy Weinidog. Mae gallu cael gafael ar yr wybodaeth yn bwysig, fel rydych chi newydd ei amlygu, i'r bobl yr ydym ni'n eu gwasanaethu, ac mae hynny'n taflu goleuni ar berfformiad Llywodraeth Cymru a'r byrddau iechyd hefyd. Er enghraifft, mae gwybodaeth a ryddhawyd drwy geisiadau rhyddid gwybodaeth i fyrddau iechyd yn unig yn dangos bod 7,258 o blant yn aros i gael diagnosis awtistiaeth. Mae 40% o'r plant hynny yn aros dros flwyddyn, mae 22 y cant o'r rhain yn aros dros 18 mis, ac mae 804 o blant yn aros dros ddwy flynedd. Ac fe wrthododd Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Betsi Cadwaladr ateb y cais rhyddid gwybodaeth hyd yn oed. Felly, fe hoffwn i wybod beth mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn ei wneud i fynd i'r afael â'r arosiadau hyn a sicrhau, pan ofynnir i fwrdd iechyd Betsi Cadwaladr am wybodaeth, ei fod yn darparu'r wybodaeth er mwyn i ni allu craffu ar ei berfformiad.
English: Thank you for that question, James, and it's probably helpful if I clarify that neurodevelopmental services sit with my colleague Julie Morgan, although we do work very closely together as there are, clearly, strong links with mental health services, particularly for children and young people. What I can say is that Julie Morgan has taken decisive action in this area. You'll be aware that £12 million was announced in the summer to deal with the backlog around ND waiting times, and also to support the improvement of ND services. In addition to that, Julie Morgan has also set up an ND advisory group and has been engaging with stakeholders, including people with lived experience, and there is an action plan to improve those waiting times. For my part, I also recognise that our NEST/NYTH framework is also a key mechanism to support those children and young people, because we want those wraparound services to be available, and children and young people should not need the label of a diagnosis in order to access the support. So, NYTH is also a key area for us in that regard, and something that we work closely on.
Welsh: Diolch i chi am y cwestiwn yna, James, ac mae'n debyg y byddai hi o fudd pe byddwn i'n egluro mai fy nghyd-Weinidog Julie Morgan sydd â chyfrifoldeb am wasanaethau niwroddatblygiadol, er ein bod ni'n gweithio yn agos iawn gyda'n gilydd gan fod yna, yn amlwg, gysylltiadau cryf â gwasanaethau iechyd meddwl, yn enwedig i blant a phobl ifanc. Yr hyn y gallaf ei ddweud yw bod Julie Morgan wedi cymryd camau pendant yn y maes hwn. Rydych chi'n ymwybodol bod £12 miliwn wedi cael ei gyhoeddi yn yr haf i ymdrin â'r ôl-groniad o amseroedd aros niwroddatblygiadol, a chefnogi'r gwaith o wella gwasanaethau niwroddatblygiadol hefyd. Yn ogystal â hynny, mae Julie Morgan wedi sefydlu grŵp cynghori niwroddatblygiadol hefyd ac yn ymgysylltu â rhanddeiliaid, gan gynnwys pobl sydd â phrofiad bywyd, ac fe geir cynllun gweithredu i wella'r amseroedd aros hynny. Fy hun, rwy'n cydnabod hefyd fod ein fframwaith ni NEST/NYTH yn ddull allweddol i gefnogi'r plant a'r bobl ifanc hynny, oherwydd rydyn ni'n awyddus i'r gwasanaethau cofleidiol hynny fod ar gael, ac ni ddylai plant a phobl ifanc fod angen label diagnosis er mwyn cael y gefnogaeth. Felly, mae NYTH yn faes allweddol i ni yn hynny o beth hefyd, ac yn rhywbeth yr ydym ni'n gweithio yn agos arno.
English: Thank you very much for that, Deputy Minister. After meeting with charities, a lot of them have told me about data not being regularly available, and that one way we could strengthen this area is by relooking at the Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010 to make sure that there are more targets that the Government can actually implement upon and can be reported back to this Senedd. So, do you agree with the charities out there in the sector that we need to have a strengthened mental health Measure, and is that something you would look to as a Government, to make sure that we can do our job as opposition parties here, to make sure that mental health services are being improved across Wales for better outcomes for the population of Wales?
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr iawn am hynna, Dirprwy Weinidog. Ar ôl cyfarfod ag elusennau, mae llawer ohonyn nhw wedi sôn wrthyf i nad yw data ar gael yn rheolaidd, ac mai un ffordd y gallem ni gryfhau'r maes hwn yw drwy edrych unwaith eto ar Fesur Iechyd Meddwl (Cymru) 2010 i wneud yn siŵr y ceir rhagor o dargedau y gall y Llywodraeth weithredu arnyn nhw mewn gwirionedd ac y gellir eu hadrodd nhw'n ôl i'r Senedd hon. Felly, a ydych chi'n cytuno gyda'r elusennau hyn sy'n weithredol yn y sector bod angen i ni gael Mesur iechyd meddwl sy'n fwy cadarn, ac a fydd hwnnw'n rhywbeth y byddwch chi'n ei ystyried yn y Llywodraeth, i sicrhau y gallwn ni wneud ein gwaith ni yn y gwrthbleidiau yn y fan hon, i wneud yn siŵr bod gwasanaethau iechyd meddwl yn cael eu gwella ledled Cymru i fod â gwell canlyniadau i boblogaeth Cymru?
English: Thank you. You're probably aware, James, that there is a duty to review the mental health Measure. We weren't able to progress that because of the pressures during the pandemic, and the delay in reviewing the mental health Measure was something that was agreed with the Wales Alliance for Mental Health - the third sector bodies that we meet with. So, they were on board with that decision to delay that. We are recommencing work around the duty to review the mental health Measure, so we are taking that work forward. But what I would also say is that we've got a UK Government's that's reforming the Mental Health Act 1983. At the moment, we're waiting for them to progress that; that will involve us working with the UK Government on how that is implemented in Wales. We're also waiting for the UK Government to take forward their legislation on liberty protection safeguards - the deadlines for that have continued to move. So, at the moment, we're poised, ready to go on that; we've got large amounts of funding set aside to implement it. So, I do think we have to be mindful of the other legislative pressures that we face, and the capacity within the system to deal with that. What I also think is that it is vitally important that we focus on delivery, and the most important thing for me is making sure that people get access to services, and I think we have to bear that in mind when we're considering any further reviews.
Welsh: Diolch. Mae'n debyg eich bod chi'n ymwybodol, James, fod dyletswydd i adolygu'r Mesur Iechyd Meddwl. Nid oeddem ni'n gallu bwrw ymlaen â hynny oherwydd y pwysau yn ystod y pandemig, ac roedd yr oedi cyn adolygu'r Mesur iechyd meddwl yn rhywbeth y cytunwyd arno gyda Chynghrair Iechyd Meddwl Cymru - y cyrff trydydd sector yr ydym ni'n cwrdd â nhw. Felly, roedden nhw'n cefnogi'r penderfyniad hwnnw i ohirio hynny. Rydyn ni'n ailddechrau gwaith ynghylch y ddyletswydd i adolygu'r Mesur iechyd meddwl, felly rydyn ni'n bwrw ymlaen â'r gwaith hwnnw. Ond yr hyn a fyddwn i'n ei ddweud hefyd yw bod gennym Lywodraeth y DU sy'n diwygio Deddf Iechyd Meddwl 1983. Ar hyn o bryd, rydyn ni'n aros iddyn nhw fwrw ymlaen â hynny; fe fydd hynny'n golygu ein bod ni'n gweithio gyda Llywodraeth y DU ar sut mae hynny'n cael ei weithredu yng Nghymru. Rydyn ni'n aros i Lywodraeth y DU fwrw ymlaen â'u deddfwriaeth ar ddiogeliadau amddiffyn rhyddid hefyd - mae'r terfynau amser ar gyfer hynny wedi parhau i symud. Felly, ar hyn o bryd, rydyn ni'n barod i fynd ar amrantiad yn hyn o beth; neilltuwyd symiau mawr o gyllid gennym ni ar gyfer rhoi hyn ar waith. Felly, rwy'n credu bod yn rhaid i ni fod yn ymwybodol o'r pwysau deddfwriaethol eraill yr ydym yn eu hwynebu, a'r gallu o fewn y system i ymdrin â hynny. Yr hyn yr wyf i'n ei gredu hefyd yw ei bod hi'n hanfodol bwysig i ni ganolbwyntio ar gyflawni, a'r peth pwysicaf i mi yw sicrhau bod pobl yn cael gafael ar wasanaethau, ac rwy'n credu bod rhaid i ni gofio hynny pan fyddwn ni'n ystyried unrhyw adolygiadau pellach.
English: Thank you very much, Peredur. And can I take this opportunity to place on record my gratitude to the people who work as peer supporters in Wales? They do a phenomenal job. I certainly don't think we could be accused of running drug and alcohol services on the cheap. As you're aware, not only have we protected substance misuse funding in Wales, but we've actually increased the funding, and that includes for our peer-led services, which we've had to find extra money within Welsh Government funding for, because some of that funding came from the European Union, and obviously we lost that money. I do recognise, of course, that this is an incredibly tough time for everyone, including people working in the third sector, who we are really grateful to. That's why the Government has placed so much focus on using whatever levers we have to tackle the cost-of-living crisis, and that's why we are continuing, despite the very straitened circumstances that we face, to invest in substance misuse services, to help get people through this very difficult time.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr i chi, Peredur. Ac a gaf i achub ar y cyfle hwn i gofnodi fy niolchgarwch i'r bobl sy'n gweithio fel cymheiriaid cefnogol yng Nghymru? Maen nhw'n gwneud gwaith anhygoel. Yn sicr, nid wyf i o'r farn y gallen ni gael ein cyhuddo o redeg gwasanaethau cyffuriau ac alcohol ar y nesaf peth i ddim. Fel gwyddoch chi, nid yn unig ein bod wedi gwarchod cyllid gwasanaethau camddefnyddio sylweddau yng Nghymru, ond rydyn ni wedi cynyddu'r cyllid mewn gwirionedd, ac mae hynny'n cynnwys i'n gwasanaethau ni a arweinir gan gymheiriaid, bu'n rhaid i ni ddod o hyd i arian ychwanegol o fewn cyllid Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer hynny, oherwydd roedd rhywfaint o'r arian hwnnw'n dod o'r Undeb Ewropeaidd, ac yn amlwg fe wnaethon ni golli'r arian hwnnw. Rwy'n cydnabod, wrth gwrs, fod hwn yn gyfnod anhygoel o anodd i bawb, gan gynnwys pobl sy'n gweithio yn y trydydd sector, yr ydym ni'n ddiolchgar iawn iddyn nhw. Dyna pam mae'r Llywodraeth wedi canolbwyntio cymaint ar ddefnyddio pa ysgogiadau bynnag sydd ar gael i ni wrth fynd i'r afael â'r argyfwng costau byw, a dyna pam rydym ni'n parhau, er gwaethaf yr amgylchiadau dyrys iawn yr ydym yn eu hwynebu, i fuddsoddi yn y gwasanaethau camddefnyddio sylweddau, i fod o gymorth wrth dywys pobl drwy'r cyfnod anodd iawn hwn.
English: Thank you. We're still waiting for the Minister's workforce plan, which was promised for this month; given that there are a few hours left in the day, we remain in hope that it will come in time. Oh, there are thumbs up there, so that's good. Can you confirm that you and your officials were heavily involved in devising this plan? This is a key question, because mental health support has often compared badly with other areas of the NHS when it comes to priorities and funding. Improving access to psychological therapies was meant to be a key aim of the original 'Together for Mental Health' strategy, and has been a priority within each of the delivery plans, yet over the last 10 years, numerous reports have raised concerns about the access to psychological therapies on the back of substance misuse and addiction and those who are vulnerable to that. It's a real concern. Despite some improvements, hundreds of people are still waiting beyond the 26-week target to access support. These are people who often need urgent treatment to prevent their mental health spiralling out of control. Does the Minister intend to reduce the target from 26 weeks and what steps are being taken to address the situation of those waiting a considerable time in some health board areas? Thank you.
Welsh: Diolch. Rydyn ni'n dal i aros am gynllun gweithlu'r Gweinidog, a addawyd y mis hwn; o ystyried fod yna ychydig oriau yn weddill, rydyn ni'n parhau i obeithio y daw maes o law. O, gwych, mae arwydd cadarnhaol i'w weld fan acw, felly dyna beth da. A wnewch chi gadarnhau y byddwch chi a'ch swyddogion â rhan fawr yng nghyfansoddiad y cynllun hwn? Mae hwn yn gwestiwn allweddol, oherwydd yn aml, mae cymorth iechyd meddwl wedi cymharu yn wael â meysydd eraill o'r GIG o ran blaenoriaethau a chyllid. Roedd ei gwneud hi'n haws i gael therapïau seicolegol i fod yn nod allweddol i'r strategaeth wreiddiol 'Law yn Llaw at Iechyd Meddwl', ac mae honno wedi bod yn flaenoriaeth o fewn pob un o'r cynlluniau cyflenwi, ac eto dros y 10 mlynedd diwethaf, mae nifer o adroddiadau wedi codi pryderon ynghylch sut i gael gafael ar therapïau seicolegol oherwydd effeithiau camddefnyddio sylweddau a chaethiwed a'r rhai sy'n agored i'r rheini. Mae hwnnw'n bryder gwirioneddol. Er gwaethaf rhai gwelliannau, mae cannoedd o bobl yn parhau i aros mwy na'r targed 26 wythnos i gael cymorth. Yn aml, pobl yw'r rhain sydd ag angen am driniaeth frys i'w hatal rhag colli rheolaeth ar eu hiechyd meddwl. A yw'r Gweinidog yn bwriadu gostwng y targed 26 wythnos a pha gamau sy'n cael eu cymryd i fynd i'r afael â sefyllfa'r rhai sy'n aros cryn amser mewn rhai ardaloedd byrddau iechyd? Diolch i chi.
English: Effective working across health and social care is essential in managing hospital discharges effectively. Working in partnership has been a real feature of our approach to the challenges the system is facing this winter and has resulted in an additional 595 community beds, which are aiding hospital discharge.
Welsh: Mae gweithio yn effeithiol ar draws iechyd a gofal cymdeithasol yn hanfodol wrth reoli rhyddhau cleifion o'r ysbyty mewn modd effeithiol. Mae gweithio mewn partneriaeth wedi bod yn nodwedd wirioneddol o'n hymagwedd ni tuag at yr heriau y mae'r system yn eu hwynebu y gaeaf hwn ac mae wedi arwain at 595 o welyau cymunedol ychwanegol, sydd o gymorth wrth ryddhau cleifion o'r ysbyty.
English: I'm grateful to the Minister for that response. It's certainly true to say that partnership working is a feature of the response of the Welsh Government. I'm not convinced it's a successful feature, I have to say. There's almost the equivalent of a whole hospital full of patients in the Aneurin Bevan health board area who, at any time, are able to be discharged into the community, but we're not able to do so. My feeling is that, all too often, we are putting enormous pressures on members of staff and service leaders to work around structures that are created, rather than to create structures that provide coherence in the delivery of services. It appears to me, and I've been sitting here for perhaps too many years now, but, it appears to me - [ Interruption.] [ Laughter.] I'll carry on. It appears to me that it is time to bring these services together to create a single, coherent social care organisation that is able to deliver the care that people need and is able to support our professionals in the way they're delivering their job. Is it too late to recognise, Minister, that the number of boards and partnerships and other structures we've put in place simply are not delivering the care that people have the right to and deserve?
Welsh: Rwy'n ddiolchgar i'r Gweinidog am yr ymateb yna. Mae hi'n sicr yn wir dweud bod gweithio mewn partneriaeth yn nodwedd o ymateb Llywodraeth Cymru. Ni chefais fy argyhoeddi ei bod hi'n nodwedd lwyddiannus iawn, mae'n rhaid i mi ddweud. Mae'r niferoedd bron â bod yn cyfateb i niferoedd ysbyty cyfan yn llawn cleifion yn ardal bwrdd iechyd Aneurin Bevan y gallen nhw, ar unrhyw adeg, gael eu rhyddhau i'r gymuned, ond nid ydym ni'n gallu gwneud hynny. Fy nheimlad i yw ein bod ni, yn rhy aml, yn rhoi pwysau enfawr ar aelodau o staff ac arweinwyr gwasanaethau i weithio o amgylch strwythurau a luniwyd, yn hytrach na llunio strwythurau sy'n cynnig cydlyniad o ran darparu gwasanaethau. Mae hi'n ymddangos i mi, ac rydw i wedi bod yn eistedd yma ers gormod o flynyddoedd erbyn hyn efallai, ond, mae hi'n ymddangos i mi - [ Torri ar draws.] [ Chwerthin.] Fe af yn fy mlaen. Mae hi'n ymddangos i mi ei bod hi'n hen bryd i ni ddod â'r gwasanaethau hyn at ei gilydd i greu un sefydliad gofal cymdeithasol cydlynol sy'n gallu darparu'r gofal sydd ei angen ar bobl ac sy'n gallu cefnogi ein gweithwyr proffesiynol ni yn y ffordd maen nhw'n cyflawni eu gwaith. A ydy hi'n rhy hwyr i gydnabod, Gweinidog, nad yw niferoedd y byrddau a phartneriaethau a strwythurau eraill y gwnaethom ni eu rhoi ar waith, yn syml, yn darparu'r gofal y mae gan bobl yr hawl i'w gael ac yn ei haeddu?
English: I thank the Member for that question. I'd like to emphasise how closely the Minister and I have been working to bring health and social care together. We have fortnightly meetings - the care action committee - where we drive developments that are jointly between health and social care, and that has resulted in 595 community beds, which are created by the local authorities, by the health boards, by them putting funding in - pooling funding. These 595 beds have had a really tremendous effect in enabling people to be discharged from hospital. In terms of where we go with social care, I think you know that we have a commitment to a national care service. We are taking the first steps in doing that in creating a national office, which we hope will be up now within the next year, and we're also having a national framework. Those are the first steps towards creating a national care service, which I agree is urgently needed.
Welsh: Diolch i'r Aelod am y cwestiwn yna. Fe hoffwn i bwysleisio pa mor agos y mae'r Gweinidog a minnau wedi bod yn gweithio i ddod ag iechyd a gofal cymdeithasol ynghyd. Mae gennym ni gyfarfodydd bob pythefnos - y pwyllgor gweithredu gofal - lle rydym ni'n ysgogi datblygiadau ar y cyd rhwng iechyd a gofal cymdeithasol, ac mae hynny wedi arwain at 595 o welyau cymunedol, sy'n cael eu creu gan yr awdurdodau lleol, gan y byrddau iechyd, drwy roi cyllid i mewn - cyfuno cyllid. Mae'r 595 o welyau wedi cael effaith wir anferthol o ran caniatáu i bobl gael eu rhyddhau o'r ysbyty. O ran i le awn ni nesa o ran gofal cymdeithasol, rwy'n credu eich bod yn gwybod bod gennym ni ymrwymiad i wasanaeth gofal sy'n genedlaethol. Rydyn ni'n cymryd y camau cyntaf yn hynny o beth drwy greu swyddfa genedlaethol, a fydd, gobeithio, ar waith nawr o fewn y flwyddyn nesaf, ac fe fydd gennym ni fframwaith cenedlaethol hefyd. Dyna'r camau cyntaf tuag at greu gwasanaeth gofal cenedlaethol, ac rwy'n cytuno bod taer angen amdano.
English: Minister, the fact that we don't always have a smooth transition between healthcare and social care has placed our NHS under a tremendous burden. Nowhere is this more evident than in end-of-life care. At the cross-party group on hospices and palliative care last week, we heard that accessing out-of-hours services was diabolical. A carer took over 20 hours to get through to the 111 service during a weekend just to discuss medication. It is little wonder, therefore, that one in every 14 patients attending A&E is an end-of-life patient. Minister, what steps is your Government taking to improve end-of-life services in the community, so that patients, carers and care homes are not forced to access acute health services?
Welsh: Gweinidog, mae'r ffaith nad yw'r pontio bob amser yn rhwydd rhwng gofal iechyd a gofal cymdeithasol ac mae hynny wedi rhoi ein GIG o dan faich echrydus. Nid yw hynny'n fwy amlwg yn unman nag ym maes gofal diwedd oes. Yn y grŵp trawsbleidiol ar hosbisau a gofal lliniarol yr wythnos diwethaf, fe glywsom ni fod cael gafael ar wasanaethau y tu allan i oriau yn drybeilig. Cymerodd gofalwr dros 20 awr i gysylltu â'r gwasanaeth 111 un penwythnos dim ond er mwyn trafod meddyginiaeth. Nid oes fawr o ryfedd, felly, fod un o bob 14 claf sy'n mynychu adrannau damweiniau ac achosion brys yn glaf diwedd oes. Gweinidog, pa gamau mae eich Llywodraeth chi'n eu cymryd i wella gwasanaethau diwedd oes yn y gymuned, fel nad yw cleifion, gofalwyr na chartrefi gofal yn cael eu gorfodi i ddefnyddio gwasanaethau iechyd acíwt?