English: May I congratulate Helen Mary Jones for taking the lead on this? I fully support her intentions. There's no doubt that systems in the health service are under a huge strain - not enough staff, not enough resources, not enough beds, and nurses and doctors being extended to the very limits to provide an acceptable service most of the time, an excellent service often, but on occasion, the quality of the service does fall short and mistakes can happen, almost inevitably, in a system under such strain. There are a few points that need to be made. The duty of candour is challenged when lawyers become involved, and even apologising under such circumstances can be interpreted as an admission of fault, and the honesty of the nurse or doctor then will take them to a court of law. And when a nurse or a doctor does decide to speak up to highlight some weakness in the system, then they should be truly protected. Very often, as a whistleblower, they will be persecuted by managers, and will face criticism from colleagues, and they may even be suspended from work or see their careers ended for raising those concerns. The expert who blew the whistle on the deaths of babies in Bristol in the heart operation scandal over 20 years ago - ultimately, that specialist had to move to Australia in order to find work and to continue with his career, just for being a whistleblower. And the second point: we need to recognise failings in the system that can lead to individual mistakes when doctors and nurses have to do more than one crucial thing at the same time because of pressures of work - not always the doctor or the nurse being persecuted, but looking at the responsibilities of managers too, as Helen Mary has stated, because everybody has a responsibility here. Everyone - doctors, nurses and managers - should be treated the same. They should be registered by their professional bodies, and they should face being struck off and going into to a court of law to face very serious charges where necessary. That's what faces every doctor and every nurse now; that is what responsibility for patient looks like. Managers should face the same. Ultimately, we need a no-fault compensation system as a nation when things do go wrong, or some unexpected event happens to a patient. This happens in a number of other countries because a patient doesn't necessarily have to access an expensive lawyer, the patient wouldn't require a court of law, and wouldn't need to prove blame, because, on occasion, it's a sheer case of being unlucky - there is no-one to blame. No-blame compensation takes away many of the costs, and all of the compensation goes to the patient. Support the motion.
Welsh: Gaf i longyfarch Helen Mary Jones am ei harweiniad? Rwy'n cefnogi ei bwriad yn llawn. Does yna ddim dwywaith bod systemau yn y gwasanaeth iechyd dan straen anferthol - dim digon o staff, dim digon o adnoddau, dim digon o welyau, a nyrsys a meddygon yn cael eu hymestyn i'r eithaf i ddarparu gwasanaeth derbyniol rhan fwyaf o'r amser, gwasanaeth bendigedig yn aml, ond weithiau mae safon y gwasanaeth yn cwympo'n fyr o'r nod ac mae camgymeriadau yn digwydd, yn anorfod bron, mewn system dan y fath straen. Mae yna gwpwl o bwyntiau i'w gwneud. Mae dyletswydd gonestrwydd yn her pan fo cyfreithwyr yn dod yn rhan o'r broses, ac mae hyd yn oed ymddiheuro yn y fath amgylchiadau yn gallu cael ei ddehongli fel cyfaddefiad o fai, a gonestrwydd y nyrs neu feddyg yn eu cyfeirio at lys barn. Pan fo nyrs neu feddyg yn penderfynu codi llais i amlygu rhyw wendid yn y system, dylen nhw gael eu gwarchod go iawn. Yn aml, fel rhywun sy'n chwythu'r chwiban, byddant yn cael eu herlid gan reolwyr a wynebu beirniadaeth eu cydweithwyr a gweld cael eu halltudio o'r gwaith neu eu gyrfa yn darfod am godi pryderon. Bu'r arbenigwr wnaeth chwythu'r chwiban ar farwolaethau babanod o dan lawdriniaeth y galon ym Mryste dros 20 mlynedd yn ôl - yn y pen draw, roedd rhaid i'r arbenigwr yna orfod symud i Awstralia er mwyn cael swydd a pharhau efo'i yrfa ddisglair. Dim ond am chwythu'r chwiban. A'r ail bwynt: mae angen cydnabod methiannau yn y system sydd yn gallu esgor ar gamgymeriadau unigol pan mae meddygon a nyrsys yn gorfod gwneud mwy nag un peth hanfodol bwysig ar yr un amser oherwydd pwysau gwaith - ddim yn wastadol erlid y nyrs neu'r meddyg, ond edrych ar gyfrifoldebau rheolwyr hefyd, fel mae Helen Mary wedi crybwyll, achos mae gan bawb ran yn y cyfrifoldeb. Dylai pawb - nyrsys, meddygon, rheolwyr - gael eu trin yr un peth, yn gofrestredig gan eu cyrff proffesiynol ac yn gallu wynebu cael eu taflu allan o'r proffesiwn a mynd i lys barn i wynebu cyhuddiadau difrifol iawn. Dyna beth sy'n wynebu pob nyrs a phob meddyg nawr; dyna beth yw cyfrifoldeb dros gleifion go iawn. Dylai'r rheolwyr wynebu'r un peth. Yn y pen draw, mae angen system iawndal di-fai - no-fault compensation - arnom fel gwlad pan mae pethau yn mynd o'u lle neu ryw anffawd annisgwyl yn digwydd i'r claf. Mae hyn yn digwydd mewn sawl gwlad arall, achos nid oes rhaid i'r claf gael gafael â chyfreithiwr drudfawr, nid oes angen llys, nid oes angen profi bai, achos weithiau anffawd pur yw e - does neb ar fai. Mae taliad iawndal di-fai yn cymryd y costau cyfreithiol i ffwrdd, a'r iawndal i gyd yn haeddiannol i'r claf. Cefnogwch y cynnig.