English: I was very pleased to co-submit this debate today. It's clear to me and to other Members, as we've already heard, that there is far more that needs to be done in order to assist the high number of children and young people who do suffer migraine regularly in Wales. It's a huge problem that's been ignored for too long, if we're honest, and, too often, it is treated like any other short-term illness, but it's more than that. The truth is that migraine is a neurological condition that can have serious consequences in the long term on a child's educational performance, never mind their self-confidence and their social lives. Children who suffer migraine can miss up to three months of school per year - we see that in statistics. We need to do more to tackle that issue, clearly, and that's what we're calling for today. The Migraine Trust and other organisations offer a way forward, including providing the right support, not just to those who are suffering, but also to teachers, parents and the carers responsible for those children. Research also shows that teachers are uncertain when it comes to helping individuals with migraine, but simple steps can be taken in order to alleviate the pain - drinking enough water, having access to a dark room, possibly. But, at the moment, schools and teachers aren't adequately trained to help pupils through these experiences. Almost 17,000 unnecessary trips are made to hospitals every year because of migraine. By providing better training, I'm confident that that number could be reduced, reducing the stress on the health service, and of course ensuring that children don't miss school too, which is key. There are examples of good practice in Wales. In north Wales, for example, patients have seen benefit from the opening of the Walton Centre in Holywell. It's reduced waiting times for patients with serious neurological conditions. But, unfortunately, the same services aren't available in all parts of the country, and that's a well-rehearsed story, of course. And, generally speaking, there are huge problems in terms of waiting times, the resources available to patients, including children. People can be waiting up to two years for treatment in certain cases. At the moment, only three of the seven health boards, I believe, have the resources to treat the most serious neurological cases. Simply, we need a national plan to enhance services for migraine, to correspond to the fact that so many people are suffering as a result of migraine. But there are other practical steps that can be taken too to improve the quality of life of children and people who do suffer: improving training for teachers, as I've mentioned; sharing guidance with children and young people as to how to manage their own care; and, yes, improving the provision of care through the health service for those who suffer most. The Government needs to tackle what is the country's most common headache, but, as we've already heard, which is far more than that too, and that is to ensure that it doesn't have too great an influence on the educational and social lives of our children and young people. And that's why we're asking the Senedd not only to note the motion as it appears before us, but also to support the principles underpinning what we've brought forward today.
Welsh: Mi roeddwn i'n falch iawn o'r cyfle i gyd-gyflwyno'r ddadl yma heddiw. Mae'n glir i fi ac Aelodau eraill, fel rydyn ni wedi clywed, fod yna lawer mwy sydd angen ei wneud er mwyn helpu'r nifer uchel o blant a phobl ifanc sy'n dioddef efo meigryn yn rheolaidd yng Nghymru. Mae'n broblem fawr sydd wedi cael ei hanwybyddu'n rhy hir, os ydyn ni'n bod yn onest, ac yn rhy aml, mae'n cael ei drin fel unrhyw salwch tymor byr arall, ond wrth gwrs mae o'n fwy na hynny. Y gwir amdani ydy bod meigryn yn gyflwr ymennydd hirdymor all gael canlyniadau difrifol tu hwnt ar berfformiad addysgol plentyn, heb sôn am eu hunanhyder a'u bywyd cymdeithasol. Mae plant sy'n dioddef o feigryn yn gallu methu hyd at dri mis o ysgol bob blwyddyn - rydyn ni'n gweld hynny yn yr ystadegau. Mae angen gwneud mwy i fynd i'r afael efo hynny, yn amlwg. A dyna rydyn ni'n ei alw amdano fo heddiw yma. Mae'r Migraine Trust a chyrff eraill yn cynnig ffordd ymlaen, gan gynnwys darparu'r gefnogaeth gywir, nid yn unig i'r rhai sy'n dioddef eu hunain, ond hefyd i'r athrawon, i'r rhieni, i'r gofalwyr sy'n gyfrifol amdanyn nhw. Mae ymchwil yn dangos bod athrawon yn ansicr iawn pan fo'n dod at helpu unigolion efo meigryn, ond mae camau mewn gwirionedd sy'n ddigon syml y mae posibl eu cymryd er mwyn lleihau'r poenau - yfed digon o ddŵr, cael mynediad i ystafell dywyll, o bosib. Ond, ar hyn o bryd, dydy ysgolion ddim yn cael eu hyfforddi yn ddigonol i helpu disgyblion drwy'r poenau yma. Mae bron i 17,000 o dripiau diangen yn cael eu gwneud i ysbytai bob blwyddyn oherwydd meigryn. Drwy gynnig gwell hyfforddiant, dwi'n hyderus bod modd lleihau'r nifer yna, lleihau'r straen ar y gwasanaeth iechyd, ac, wrth gwrs, lleihau absenoldeb plant o ysgolion hefyd - mae hynny'n allweddol. Mae yna enghreifftiau o arfer da yng Nghymru. Yn y gogledd, er enghraifft, mae cleifion wedi gweld budd o agor Canolfan Walton yn Nhreffynnon. Mae o wedi lleihau amseroedd aros i gleifion sydd efo salwch niwrolegol difrifol. Ond, yn anffodus, dydy'r un gwasanaethau ddim ar gael ym mhob rhan o'r wlad - hynny'n stori gyffredin, wrth gwrs. Ac yn gyffredinol, mae yna broblemau enfawr o hyd yn nhermau amseroedd aros, yr adnoddau sydd ar gael i gleifion, a hynny'n cynnwys plant. Mi all pobl fod yn aros hyd at ddwy flynedd am driniaeth mewn rhai achosion. Ar hyn o bryd, dim ond tri o'r saith bwrdd iechyd, dwi'n credu, sydd â'r adnoddau i drin yr achosion niwrolegol mwyaf difrifol. Mae angen, yn syml iawn, gynllun cenedlaethol i ehangu gwasanaethau ar gyfer meigryn, a hynny i gyfateb i'r ffaith bod yna gymaint o bobl yn dioddef ohono fo. Ond mae camau ymarferol eraill y mae'n bosibl eu cymryd i wella ansawdd bywyd plant a phobl sy'n dioddef: gwella adnoddau hyfforddiant i athrawon, fel dwi wedi ei ddweud; rhannu canllawiau cliriach i blant a phobl ifanc ar sut i gymryd rheolaeth o'u gofal eu hunain; ac, ie, gwella'r ddarpariaeth gofal drwy'r gwasanaeth iechyd i'r rhai sy'n dioddef yn fwyaf difrifol. Mae angen i'r Llywodraeth fynd i'r afael â'r hyn sydd yn gur pen mwyaf cyffredin y wlad, ond, fel rydyn ni wedi ei glywed yn barod, sy'n llawer mwy na hynny, a hynny er mwyn trio sicrhau nad ydy o'n amharu'n fwy nag sydd ei angen iddo fo ar fywydau addysg a chymdeithasol ein plant a'n pobl ifanc. A dyna pam rydym ni'n gofyn i'r Senedd nid yn unig nodi'r cynnig yma fel sydd o'n blaenau ni, ond hefyd i gefnogi'r egwyddorion sydd y tu ôl i'r hyn rydym ni'n ei gyflwyno o'ch blaenau chi heddiw yma.