English: Diolch yn fawr. And I'd like to thank Mark Isherwood for raising this really important issue. Mark, I can always rely on you to teach me something new in these debates - you always have so many facts and figures at your fingertips, and they're always very useful for us to take note of, and certainly I'll be making sure that we take note of those and follow up some of those issues. Forgive me for not being in the Chamber today. Migraine is, as we've heard, one of the most common neurological conditions, and yet we very rarely speak about it and its impact in this Chamber. Many of us will have had first-hand experience of migraine, or some insight into the enormously debilitating impact it can have on sufferers and their quality of life. And as we've heard this afternoon, migraine is a severe and painful long-term health condition - so much more than just a really bad headache. And unfortunately, for the majority of children and young people with migraine, this will follow them into adulthood. And perhaps the cruellest aspect of the condition is its ability to strike with little or no warning, and with no rhyme or reason, disrupting and upsetting really special occasions and everyday events. And the potential for disruption to children, as many of you have noted, and young people's education, their ability to learn and their ability to take part in all other aspects of school life, can be clearly understood. And I understand this, as my eldest brother was someone who suffered migraines and took literally months off school, affecting his education considerably. Now, in the time I have this afternoon, I want to highlight some important measures that are already in place to support children and young people in a learning environment. Now, under section 175 of the Education Act 2002, local authorities and governing bodies must make arrangements to ensure their functions 'are exercised with a view to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children' in school or other places of learning. This includes supporting children with healthcare needs. Now, to support this, our 'Supporting learners with healthcare needs' guidance contains both statutory guidance and non-statutory advice to support learners to ensure minimal disruption to their education. This emphasises the need for a collaborative approach from education and health professionals, placing the learner at the centre of decision making, and of course it's important also to involve parents. It's further supported by quick guides for staff, parents and young people. Health professionals would be involved in the preparation of an individual healthcare plan to address any health needs that impinge on the child's or young person's time at school. We've got some good examples of where requirements and the spirit of the Act and its guidance are being put into practice. Aneurin Bevan University Health Board has developed a recovering from illness paediatric service, designed specifically to meet the needs of children and young people who are coping with illnesses. The team works with children, young people and their families to support them in coping with the very real challenges of having a health condition and aims to help them manage symptoms that can get in the way of doing things that really matter to them.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr. A hoffwn ddiolch i Mark Isherwood am godi'r mater hynod bwysig hwn. Mark, gallaf bob amser ddibynnu arnoch i ddysgu rhywbeth newydd i mi yn y dadleuon hyn - mae gennych bob amser gymaint o ffeithiau a ffigurau ar flaenau eich bysedd, ac maent bob amser yn ddefnyddiol iawn inni eu nodi, ac yn sicr, byddaf sicrhau ein bod yn nodi'r rheini ac yn mynd i'r afael â rhai o'r materion hynny. Maddeuwch i mi am beidio â bod yn y Siambr heddiw. Mae meigryn, fel y clywsom, yn un o'r cyflyrau niwrolegol mwyaf cyffredin, ond anaml iawn y byddwn yn siarad amdano a'i effaith yn y Siambr hon. Bydd llawer ohonom wedi cael profiad uniongyrchol o feigryn, neu ryw gipolwg ar yr effaith hynod nychus y gall ei chael ar ddioddefwyr ac ansawdd eu bywyd. Ac fel y clywsom y prynhawn yma, mae meigryn yn gyflwr iechyd hirdymor difrifol a phoenus - mwy o lawer na dim ond cur pen drwg iawn. Ac yn anffodus, i'r rhan fwyaf o blant a phobl ifanc sy'n cael meigryn, bydd y cyflwr yn parhau i fod gyda hwy pan fyddant yn oedolion. Ac efallai mai'r agwedd greulonaf ar y cyflwr yw ei allu i daro heb fawr o rybudd os o gwbl, heb sail na sylwedd, gan darfu ac amharu ar achlysuron arbennig a digwyddiadau bob dydd. A gellir deall yn glir ei allu i darfu ar blant, fel y mae llawer ohonoch wedi'i nodi, ac addysg pobl ifanc, eu gallu i ddysgu a'u gallu i gymryd rhan ym mhob agwedd arall ar fywyd ysgol. Ac rwy'n deall hyn, gan fod fy mrawd hynaf yn rhywun a oedd yn dioddef meigryn, ac yn llythrennol, bu'n rhaid iddo fethu misoedd o ysgol, a chafodd hynny effaith sylweddol ar ei addysg. Nawr, yn yr amser sydd gennyf y prynhawn yma, hoffwn dynnu sylw at fesurau pwysig sydd eisoes ar waith i gefnogi plant a phobl ifanc mewn amgylchedd dysgu. Nawr, o dan adran 175 o Ddeddf Addysg 2002, mae'n rhaid i awdurdodau lleol a chyrff llywodraethu wneud trefniadau i sicrhau bod eu swyddogaethau 'yn cael eu harfer gyda golwg ar ddiogelu a hyrwyddo lles plant.' yn yr ysgol neu leoliadau dysgu eraill. Mae hyn yn cynnwys cefnogi plant sydd ag anghenion gofal iechyd. Nawr, i gefnogi hyn, mae ein canllawiau 'Cefnogi dysgwyr ag anghenion gofal iechyd' yn cynnwys canllawiau statudol a chyngor anstatudol i gefnogi dysgwyr i sicrhau cyn lleied â phosibl o darfu ar eu haddysg. Mae'n pwysleisio'r angen am ymagwedd gydweithredol gan weithwyr addysg a gweithwyr iechyd proffesiynol, gan roi'r dysgwr ynghanol y broses o wneud penderfyniadau, ac wrth gwrs, mae'n bwysig cynnwys rhieni hefyd. Fe'i cefnogir ymhellach gan ganllawiau cyflym i staff, rhieni a phobl ifanc. Byddai gweithwyr iechyd proffesiynol yn cyfrannu at y gwaith o baratoi cynllun gofal iechyd unigol i fynd i'r afael ag unrhyw anghenion iechyd sy'n effeithio ar amser y plentyn neu'r unigolyn ifanc yn yr ysgol. Mae gennym enghreifftiau da o ble mae gofynion ac ysbryd y Ddeddf a'i chanllawiau yn cael eu rhoi ar waith. Mae Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Aneurin Bevan wedi datblygu gwasanaeth pediatrig ar gyfer gwella o salwch, sydd wedi'i gynllunio'n benodol i ddiwallu anghenion plant a phobl ifanc sy'n ymdopi â salwch. Mae'r tîm yn gweithio gyda phlant, pobl ifanc a'u teuluoedd i'w cynorthwyo i ymdopi â'r heriau gwirioneddol y mae bod â chyflwr iechyd yn eu hachosi a'i nod yw eu helpu i reoli symptomau a all eu rhwystro rhag gwneud pethau sy'n wirioneddol bwysig iddynt.