English: Thank you, Trefnydd, for your statement. Can I call for two statements from the Minister for Health and Social Services please? The first is a very much needed update on the citizen voice watchdog, and the implementation of the new role of that organisation. Many people in north Wales, as Members in this Chamber will know, have been very impressed with the work of the north Wales community health council over the years, and one thing that I'm personally passionate about is I think that the new citizen voice watchdog ought to be located in north Wales, not in Cardiff, or any other part of the country. North Wales doesn't have many of the headquarters of the different bodies that have been established by the Welsh Government, and I do think that this would really put an important stake in the ground for the region. The second statement that I want to hear from the Welsh Government is in relation to an update on mental health services in north Wales. Y Byd ar Bedwar, the programme that was broadcast on S4C last night, had some shocking revelations. There were members of staff from the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, at the Hergest unit, who said that they were scared to come into work, that they were frightened from speaking out due to potential repercussions about services, that they felt there was a lack of support from management, that there were staffing issues on those wards, and that the working environment was toxic. In addition to that, there were patients alleging that they were denied the in-patient treatment that they needed. And, of course, this comes on top of a report last week that emerged about the suspension of a member of staff in your own constituency's hospital, at Wrexham Maelor, allegedly in relation to WhatsApp messages that were circulated of a patient with dementia who had soiled a bed. This clearly does not suggest that the issues in the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board's mental health services have been resolved. Many people have contacted me who had concerns and relatives who were impacted by the Tawel Fan scandal to say that they feel grossly let down by the Welsh Government and the Betsi Cadwaladr health board that theses sorts of things are still going on. When will the culture in our mental health services in north Wales change? People need to know, and they need to know what action the Welsh Government's health Minister is going to take in order to turn this situation around.
Welsh: Diolch, Trefnydd, am eich datganiad. A gaf i alw am ddau ddatganiad gan y Gweinidog Iechyd a Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol os gwelwch yn dda? Mae'r cyntaf yn ddiweddariad y mae mawr ei angen ar y corff gwarchod llais dinasyddion, a gweithredu swyddogaeth newydd y sefydliad hwnnw. Dros y blynyddoedd, mae gwaith cyngor iechyd cymuned y gogledd wedi gwneud argraff fawr ar lawer o bobl yn y gogledd, fel y gŵyr Aelodau yn y Siambr hon, ac un peth yr wyf i'n angerddol yn ei gylch yn bersonol, yw fy mod i'n credu y dylai'r corff gwarchod llais y dinesydd newydd gael ei leoli yn y gogledd, nid yng Nghaerdydd, nac unrhyw ran arall o'r wlad. Nid oes gan y gogledd lawer o bencadlysoedd y gwahanol gyrff sydd wedi'u sefydlu gan Lywodraeth Cymru, ac rwy'n credu y byddai hyn mewn gwirionedd yn creu cynsail dda i'r rhanbarth. Mae'r ail ddatganiad yr wyf i eisiau'i glywed gan Lywodraeth Cymru yn ymwneud â'r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf ar wasanaethau iechyd meddwl yn y gogledd. Roedd gan Y Byd ar Bedwar, y rhaglen a gafodd ei darlledu ar S4C neithiwr, rai datgeliadau ysgytwol. Roedd aelodau o staff o Fwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Betsi Cadwaladr, yn uned Hergest, yn dweud bod arnyn nhw ofn dod i'r gwaith, eu bod yn ofni codi eu llais oherwydd sgil-effeithiau posibl ynghylch gwasanaethau, eu bod yn teimlo bod diffyg cefnogaeth gan reolwyr, bod problemau staffio ar y wardiau hynny, a bod yr amgylchedd gwaith yn wenwynig. Yn ogystal â hynny, roedd cleifion yn honni na chawson nhw y driniaeth i gleifion mewnol yr oedd ei hangen arnyn nhw. Ac, wrth gwrs, daw hyn ar ben adroddiad yr wythnos diwethaf a ddaeth i'r amlwg am atal dros dro aelod o staff yn ysbyty eich etholaeth chi eich hun, yn Wrecsam Maelor, yn ôl yr honiadau o ran negeseuon WhatsApp a gafodd eu dosbarthu ynghylch claf â dementia a oedd wedi trochi gwely. Mae'n amlwg nad yw hyn yn awgrymu bod y problemau yng ngwasanaethau iechyd meddwl Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Betsi Cadwaladr wedi'u datrys. Mae llawer o bobl wedi cysylltu â mi a oedd â phryderon a pherthnasau a gafodd eu heffeithio gan sgandal Tawel Fan i ddweud eu bod yn teimlo eu bod wedi'u siomi'n wael gan Lywodraeth Cymru a bwrdd iechyd Betsi Cadwaladr bod y mathau hyn o bethau'n dal i ddigwydd. Pryd fydd y diwylliant yn ein gwasanaethau iechyd meddwl yn y gogledd yn newid? Mae angen i bobl wybod, ac mae angen iddyn nhw wybod pa gamau y mae Gweinidog iechyd Llywodraeth Cymru yn mynd i'w cymryd er mwyn newid y sefyllfa hon.