English: It's inevitable that the draft budget and our scrutiny of it have been shaped by the pandemic, as others have already mentioned, and this is a pandemic that changes very rapidly. We need to realise the magnitude of the public health emergency facing Wales, either in terms of responding to the immediate challenges or the need to do what we can do to maintain and restore those vital services that people depend on. And in that respect, I'm talking about non-COVID services. We believe that the true scale of the implications for the health, social care and sport sectors will not become fully clear for some years. In addition to this, the crisis has also exacerbated some underlying issues, including health inequalities. We recognise in particular the pressure that local health boards have faced over the last year, and we understand that this is likely to continue. Nevertheless, the ongoing inability of some health boards to meet their statutory financial duties continues to be a concern. In addition to this, we are not yet persuaded that there is sufficient capacity within the system to drive health and social care integration and transformation at the pace and scale required, or that the strategic vision for such transformation is sufficient to achieve and maintain the focus on a shift towards primary care and prevention. We also remain concerned about the ongoing fragility of social care services. Such services are not only vital to those in receipt of them, but they're also essential in the way that they complement and partner health services. We are convinced that there is grave need to reform the system and to develop sustainable and long-term funding settlements for social care. I would like to take this opportunity to recognise the hard work and commitment of staff across the health and social care sectors. It's important to realise how much pressure they have faced and continue to face, and the trauma that they've experienced over the past few months. We welcome the plans for ongoing mental health support for 60,000 healthcare workers in Wales, and the planned expansion to include social care staff. The impact of the pandemic on individuals and services will need to be taken into account in workforce planning and resource planning as we move towards recovery in Wales. In addition to the paid health and social care workforce, hundreds of thousands of unpaid carers across Wales have played, and continue to play, a crucial role in providing much needed care and support to their families and friends. We value the support that the third sector provides to carers, but we believe that they must be adequately supported via sustainable core local authority services and funding. Throughout this year, the Welsh Government has rightly invested significant sums in responding to the public health emergency. The course of the pandemic in Wales remains uncertain, but it is clear that health, social care and sports are likely to need additional funding in the next financial year. To conclude, there will be difficult choices to be made as to how we prioritise limited resources. We expect the Welsh Government to be proactive in its planning and in engaging with its partners to identify any potential additional needs, and to consider how resources may be allocated and prioritised to respond to the pandemic to support the longer term recovery of the health, social care and sports sectors, and to invest in the health and well-being of the people of Wales.
Welsh: Mae'n anochel fod y gyllideb ddrafft a'r gwaith o graffu arni wedi'u llywio gan gyd-destun y pandemig, fel y mae eraill wedi crybwyll eisoes, ac mae'r pandemig yma'n gallu newid yn gyflym. Mae angen sylweddoli maint yr argyfwng iechyd cyhoeddus y mae Cymru yn ei wynebu, naill ai o ran ymateb i'r heriau uniongyrchol, neu'r angen i wneud yr hyn y gellir ei wneud i gynnal ac adfer y gwasanaethau hanfodol hynny y mae pobl yn dibynnu arnyn nhw ac nad ydynt yn ymwneud â COVID. Credwn na fydd gwir faint yr effaith ar y sectorau iechyd, gofal cymdeithasol a chwaraeon yn dod yn gwbl glir am rai blynyddoedd. Ar ben hyn, mae'r argyfwng hefyd wedi dwysáu rhai problemau sylfaenol, gan gynnwys anghydraddoldebau iechyd. Rydyn ni'n cydnabod yn benodol y pwysau y mae'r byrddau iechyd lleol wedi'i wynebu yn ystod y flwyddyn diwethaf, ac rydym yn deall bod hyn yn debygol o barhau. Er hynny, mae'r ffaith nad yw rhai byrddau iechyd lleol yn gallu cyflawni eu dyletswyddau ariannol statudol yn parhau i fod yn destun pryder. Yn ogystal â hyn, nid ydym wedi ein darbwyllo eto fod digon o gapasiti yn y system i fwrw ymlaen efo'r broses o integreiddio a thrawsnewid iechyd a gofal cymdeithasol mor gyflym ac i'r un graddau ag y bo angen, na bod y weledigaeth strategol ar gyfer y trawsffurfiad yn ddigon i sicrhau a chynnal y pwyslais ar symud tuag at wasanaethau gofal sylfaenol a gwasanaethau ataliol. Rydyn ni'n pryderu o hyd am y ffaith bod gwasanaethau gofal cymdeithasol yn dal i fod yn fregus. Mae gwasanaethau o'r fath nid yn unig yn hollbwysig i'r rhai sy'n eu derbyn, ond maen nhw hefyd yn hanfodol yn y modd y maen nhw'n ategu ac yn cyd-fynd â gwasanaethau iechyd. Rydyn ni wedi ein darbwyllo bod angen dybryd i ddiwygio'r system ac i ddatblygu trefniadau cyllido cynaliadwy a hirdymor ar gyfer gofal cymdeithasol. Hoffwn fanteisio ar y cyfle hwn i gydnabod gwaith caled ac ymroddiad y staff ar draws y sectorau iechyd a gofal cymdeithasol. Mae'n bwysig sylweddoli faint o bwysau maen nhw wedi ei wynebu ac yn dal i'w wynebu, a'r trawma y maent wedi'i ddioddef dros y misoedd. Rydyn ni'n croesawu'r cynllunio i ddarparu cymorth iechyd meddwl i 60,000 o weithwyr gofal iechyd yng Nghymru, a'r cynlluniau i ehangu'r cynllun i gynnwys staff gofal cymdeithasol. Bydd angen ystyried effaith y pandemig ar unigolion a gwasanaethau hefyd wrth gynllunio'r gweithlu ac adnoddau ac wrth ddechrau ar y gwaith adfer yng Nghymru. Yn ogystal â'r gweithlu iechyd a gofal cymdeithasol cyflogedig, mae cannoedd ar filoedd o ofalwyr di-dâl ledled Cymru wedi bod, ac yn parhau i fod, yn dyngedfennol gan roi gofal a chymorth y mae mawr eu hangen i'w teuluoedd a'u ffrindiau. Rydyn ni'n gwerthfawrogi'r gefnogaeth a gaiff gofalwyr gan y trydydd sector, ond credwn bod angen eu cynorthwyo'n ddigonol drwy ddarparu gwasanaethau awdurdod lleol craidd a chyllid cynaliadwy. Drwy gydol eleni, mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn gwbl briodol wedi buddsoddi symiau sylweddol i ymateb i'r argyfwng iechyd cyhoeddus. Mae cwrs y pandemig yng Nghymru yn parhau i fod yn ansicr, ond mae'n amlwg y bydd angen cyllid ychwanegol, mae'n debyg, ar y sectorau iechyd, gofal cymdeithasol a chwaraeon yn ystod y flwyddyn ariannol nesaf. I gloi, bydd penderfyniadau anodd i'w gwneud am y modd y dylid blaenoriaethu adnoddau cyfyngedig. Rydyn ni'n disgwyl i Lywodraeth Cymru fod yn rhagweithiol wrth gynllunio ac wrth ymgysylltu efo'u partneriaid i nodi unrhyw anghenion ychwanegol posib, ac i ystyried sut y gellid dyrannu a blaenoriaethu adnoddau i ymateb i'r pandemig, hybu'r gwaith tymor hwy o adfer y sector iechyd, gofal cymdeithasol a chwaraeon, a buddsoddi yn iechyd a llesiant pobl Cymru.