English: Thank you. And, firstly, I would like to thank the Paul Ridd Foundation and the Petitions Committee for bringing forward this petition today, and I was very pleased to meet Paul's sister and brother and other members of the foundation earlier this afternoon. Today's debate does provide me with the opportunity to explain our plans to embed a comprehensive national education programme across the whole of the NHS in Wales, not just in hospital settings. We're committed to ensuring that those affected by a learning disability lead an active and fulfilling life within a caring and stable environment, where the challenges they face are understood and society does all it can to address inequalities and potential hardships. What happened to Paul Ridd was a tragedy for all involved, and I would also say the same for Helen Mary's constituent, and, for some time now, the NHS in Wales and the Welsh Government have committed to ensuring lessons are learned and history does not repeat itself. I am confident that we can achieve this, with great strides being taken in awareness and understanding of the issues facing individuals with a learning disability and how these issues can be addressed. However, we do recognise that sometimes progress has been slow and more needs to be done. The Paul Ridd Foundation have done an exemplary job in going into hospitals and educating staff on how to help those with a learning disability. Sadly, Paul's family know only too well why it's so important for all NHS staff to understand the issues faced by individuals with a learning disability, and I welcome their continued contribution as we develop a framework for the NHS in Wales. The landmark Learning Disability: Improving Lives Programme received Cabinet and cross-party support when launched in June 2018. This sets out our commitment to improving the lives of those affected by a learning disability. The programme contains 24 actions across the whole of Government, aimed at addressing issues that affect those with a learning disability. It covers early years, health, social care, housing, employment, education and transport. We have provided, as has already been mentioned today, additional funding of £2 million to support the NHS to deliver the health actions in the programme. Implementing these actions will improve the consistency and quality of learning disability services in both primary and secondary care for children, young people and adults. One particular action is to ensure that reasonable adjustments are made in hospital settings to support people with learning disabilities and their families to access mainstream NHS services. This is why an education and training framework for all staff is so important. Our approach is to ensure that learning disability awareness training is fully embedded into the core training programme for all staff as part of the health board's mandatory equality and diversity training, supported by more in-depth targeted training for staff in key roles. I know that the foundation are anxious that this training should be mandatory and I can confirm that it will be. Our approach will ensure that staff are fully aware of the issues and able to deliver the best possible services for individual patients and their families. Pre-registration education for all health care professional groups includes an element relating to dealing with vulnerable groups. The nursing profession has specific provision in the core curriculum on learning disability and includes a placement in a learning disability service. However, the approach varies across the health professions, with some professional groups receiving general awareness raising as part of wider training provision around equality and diversity, and of course some healthcare professions will have qualified prior to the inclusion of any sort of awareness raising training. So, we're committed to putting in place a comprehensive framework of education and training for all NHS staff to ensure that everyone working in a health care setting -
Welsh: Diolch. Ac yn gyntaf, hoffwn ddiolch i Sefydliad Paul Ridd a'r Pwyllgor Deisebau am gyflwyno'r ddeiseb hon heddiw, ac roeddwn yn falch iawn o gyfarfod â chwaer a brawd Paul ac aelodau eraill o'r sefydliad yn gynharach y prynhawn yma. Mae'r ddadl heddiw yn rhoi cyfle i mi egluro ein cynlluniau i sefydlu rhaglen addysg genedlaethol gynhwysfawr ar draws y GIG yng Nghymru, ac nid mewn ysbytai yn unig. Rydym yn ymrwymedig i sicrhau bod y rhai yr effeithir arnynt gan anabledd dysgu yn byw bywyd gweithgar a boddhaus mewn amgylchedd gofalgar a sefydlog, lle y deellir yr heriau a wynebant a lle mae cymdeithas yn gwneud popeth yn ei gallu i fynd i'r afael ag anghydraddoldebau a chaledi posibl. Roedd yr hyn a ddigwyddodd i Paul Ridd yn drasiedi i bawb a oedd yn gysylltiedig, a buaswn hefyd yn dweud yr un peth wrth etholwr Helen Mary, ac ers tro bellach, mae'r GIG yng Nghymru a Llywodraeth Cymru wedi ymrwymo i sicrhau bod gwersi'n cael eu dysgu ac nad yw hanes yn ailadrodd ei hun. Rwy'n hyderus y gallwn gyflawni hyn, gyda chamau breision ymlaen o ran ymwybyddiaeth a dealltwriaeth o'r problemau sy'n wynebu unigolion ag anabledd dysgu a sut y gellir mynd i'r afael â'r materion hyn. Fodd bynnag, rydym yn cydnabod bod cynnydd wedi bod yn araf ar brydiau ac mae angen gwneud mwy. Mae Sefydliad Paul Ridd wedi gwneud gwaith rhagorol wrth fynd i ysbytai ac addysgu staff ar sut i helpu'r rhai sydd ag anabledd dysgu. Yn anffodus, mae teulu Paul yn gwybod yn iawn pam ei bod hi mor bwysig i holl staff y GIG ddeall y problemau a wynebir gan unigolion ag anabledd dysgu, ac rwy'n croesawu eu cyfraniad parhaus wrth i ni ddatblygu fframwaith ar gyfer y GIG yng Nghymru. Cafodd y rhaglen bwysig, Anabledd Dysgu: Rhaglen Gwella Bywydau, gefnogaeth y Cabinet a chefnogaeth drawsbleidiol pan gafodd ei lansio ym mis Mehefin 2018. Mae'n nodi ein hymrwymiad i wella bywydau'r rhai yr effeithir arnynt gan anabledd dysgu. Mae'r rhaglen yn cynnwys 24 o gamau gweithredu ar draws y Llywodraeth gyfan, gyda'r nod o fynd i'r afael â materion sy'n effeithio ar bobl ag anabledd dysgu. Mae'n cwmpasu'r blynyddoedd cynnar, iechyd, gofal cymdeithasol, tai, cyflogaeth, addysg a thrafnidiaeth. Fel y crybwyllwyd eisoes heddiw, rydym wedi darparu £2 filiwn o gyllid ychwanegol i gynorthwyo'r GIG i gyflawni'r camau iechyd yn y rhaglen. Bydd gweithredu'r camau hyn yn gwella cysondeb ac ansawdd gwasanaethau anabledd dysgu mewn gofal sylfaenol ac eilaidd i blant, pobl ifanc ac oedolion. Un cam arbennig yw sicrhau bod addasiadau rhesymol yn cael eu gwneud mewn ysbytai i gynorthwyo pobl ag anableddau dysgu a'u teuluoedd i gael mynediad at wasanaethau prif ffrwd y GIG. Dyma pam y mae fframwaith addysg a hyfforddiant i'r holl staff mor bwysig. Ein dull o weithredu yw sicrhau bod hyfforddiant ymwybyddiaeth o anabledd dysgu yn cael ei ymgorffori'n llawn yn y rhaglen hyfforddiant craidd i bob aelod o staff fel rhan o hyfforddiant gorfodol y bwrdd iechyd ar gydraddoldeb ac amrywiaeth, wedi'i gefnogi gan hyfforddiant mwy manwl wedi'i dargedu ar gyfer staff mewn rolau allweddol. Gwn fod y sefydliad yn awyddus i'r hyfforddiant hwn fod yn orfodol a gallaf gadarnhau y bydd. Bydd ein dull o weithredu'n sicrhau bod staff yn gwbl ymwybodol o'r problemau ac yn gallu darparu'r gwasanaethau gorau posibl i gleifion unigol a'u teuluoedd. Mae addysg cyn cofrestru i bob grŵp gofal iechyd proffesiynol yn cynnwys elfen sy'n ymwneud ag ymdrin â grwpiau agored i niwed. Mae gan y proffesiwn nyrsio ddarpariaeth benodol yn y cwricwlwm craidd ar anabledd dysgu ac mae'n cynnwys lleoliad mewn gwasanaeth anabledd dysgu. Fodd bynnag, mae'r dull o weithredu'n amrywio ar draws y proffesiynau iechyd, gyda rhai grwpiau proffesiynol yn cael hyfforddiant codi ymwybyddiaeth cyffredinol yn rhan o ddarpariaeth hyfforddi ehangach yn ymwneud â chydraddoldeb ac amrywiaeth, ac wrth gwrs bydd rhai proffesiynau gofal iechyd wedi ymgymhwyso cyn i unrhyw fath o hyfforddiant codi ymwybyddiaeth gael ei gynnwys. Felly, rydym wedi ymrwymo i sefydlu fframwaith cynhwysfawr o addysg a hyfforddiant i holl staff y GIG er mwyn sicrhau bod pawb sy'n gweithio mewn lleoliad gofal iechyd -