English: Thank you, and a massive thank you to the Presiding Officer and Deputy Presiding Officer for allowing this topical question today, and thank you for an initial response, Minister, and thank you for the written statement last night, although I know many across this Chamber were disappointed that there was no oral statement yesterday, so that Members across the Chamber would have the opportunity to ask questions on this. Of course, it's important that it was brought to the floor today, so thank you again. And, of course, it's crucially important that concerned parents and carers across Wales are kept up with current developments. There has been some obvious concern, with the sad deaths of nine children across the UK, one of which was in Wales, and our thoughts go out to those families for the loss of their child. And I believe it's just been announced in breaking news that there's been an outbreak in Carmarthenshire, with two seriously children and 24 cases reported of scarlet fever in the primary school there. Minister, it's obviously, of course, crucial that we don't cause any sort of panic, but it is important that schools and nurseries are extra vigilant and that there is a universal awareness of what to do and what steps to take. And on that, I'd like to ask you how you're working with the UK Government and Public Health Wales to ensure that schools are acutely aware of what to do and what steps to take to minimise the spread of strep A, and what the protocol is for them when this happens; it would be useful to know. There was, of course, some concern also over the amounts of antibiotics available, and I believe that you're working with the UK Government on that, so an update would be fantastic. I also understand the reason why antibiotics will be given to whole schools if there is a certified case, but there is some understandable concern from the medical profession about giving potentially healthy children antibiotics, because, of course, we want to prevent healthy children from having antibiotics and ensure that's kept to a minimum when they're younger so that they don't get immunity to them. My colleague Altaf Hussain has also said that perhaps it would be a good idea for schools that are affected in the way that I've just announced to have access to a paediatrician straight away to confirm the diagnosis and whether they actually do need to have those antibiotics, rather than a blanket approach. But I'd appreciate your thoughts on that, because I understand, obviously, why parents particularly would probably like their children to have them. But, practically, would that be even possible due to the number of paediatricians we have in Wales, of course? I just wanted to ask one more question: whether, now, if anyone presents in A&E with strep A symptoms, they'll have immediate access to paediatricians rather than having to wait the usual times in A&E. Thank you, and thanks again for bringing this to the floor.
Welsh: Diolch, a diolch yn fawr i'r Llywydd a'r Dirprwy Lywydd am ganiatáu'r cwestiwn amserol hwn heddiw, a diolch am ymateb cychwynnol, Weinidog, a diolch am y datganiad ysgrifenedig neithiwr, er fy mod yn gwybod bod llawer ar draws y Siambr hon yn siomedig na chafodd datganiad ar lafar ei wneud ddoe, fel y byddai cyfle i Aelodau ar draws y Siambr ofyn cwestiynau ar hyn. Wrth gwrs, mae'n bwysig ei fod yn cael ei drafod yma heddiw, felly diolch eto. Ac wrth gwrs, mae'n hanfodol bwysig fod rhieni a gofalwyr pryderus ledled Cymru yn cael yr wybodaeth ddiweddaraf am ddatblygiadau cyfredol. Mae'n amlwg fod yna bryder, gyda naw o blant wedi marw ar draws y DU, ac un o'r rheini yng Nghymru, ac rydym yn cydymdeimlo â'r teuluoedd sydd wedi colli plentyn. Ac rwy'n credu ei fod newydd gael ei gyhoeddi yn y newyddion diweddaraf fod clwstwr o achosion wedi bod yn sir Gaerfyrddin, gyda dau blentyn yn ddifrifol wael a 24 achos o'r dwymyn goch wedi eu cofnodi yn yr ysgol gynradd yno. Weinidog, mae'n amlwg yn hanfodol nad ydym yn achosi unrhyw fath o banig, ond mae'n bwysig fod ysgolion a meithrinfeydd yn wyliadwrus iawn a bod ymwybyddiaeth gyffredinol o beth y dylid ei wneud a pha gamau y dylid eu cymryd. Ac ar hynny, hoffwn ofyn i chi sut rydych yn gweithio gyda Llywodraeth y DU ac Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru i sicrhau bod ysgolion yn ymwybodol iawn o beth i'w wneud a pha gamau i'w cymryd i leihau lledaeniad strep A, a beth yw'r protocol iddynt pan fydd hyn yn digwydd; byddai'n ddefnyddiol gwybod. Roedd yna bryder hefyd wrth gwrs ynglŷn â faint o wrthfiotigau sydd ar gael, ac rwy'n credu eich bod yn gweithio gyda Llywodraeth y DU ar hynny, felly byddai'n dda cael diweddariad. Rwyf hefyd yn deall y rheswm pam y bydd gwrthfiotigau'n cael eu rhoi i ysgolion cyfan os oes achos wedi'i brofi yno, ond ceir peth pryder dealladwy ymhlith y proffesiwn meddygol ynglŷn â rhoi gwrthfiotigau i blant a allai fod yn iach, oherwydd, wrth gwrs, rydym eisiau atal plant iach rhag cael gwrthfiotigau a sicrhau eu bod ond yn cael cyn lleied â phosibl ohonynt pan fyddant yn iau fel nad ydynt yn datblygu imiwnedd iddynt. Mae fy nghyd-Aelod Altaf Hussain hefyd wedi dweud efallai y byddai'n syniad da i ysgolion sy'n cael eu heffeithio yn y ffordd rwyf newydd ei hamlinellu gael mynediad at bediatregydd yn syth i gadarnhau'r diagnosis ac i weld a oes angen iddynt gael y gwrthfiotigau hynny mewn gwirionedd, yn hytrach na dull cyffredinol. Ond byddwn yn gwerthfawrogi clywed eich barn ar hynny, oherwydd rwy'n deall, yn amlwg, pam y byddai rhieni yn arbennig yn debygol o fod eisiau i'w plant eu cael. Ond yn ymarferol, a fyddai hynny hyd yn oed yn bosibl gyda nifer y pediatregwyr sydd gennym yng Nghymru? Roeddwn eisiau gofyn un cwestiwn arall: ar hyn o bryd, a fydd unrhyw un sy'n mynd i'r adran ddamweiniau ac achosion brys gyda symptomau strep A yn cael mynediad ar unwaith at bediatregwyr neu a fyddant yn gorfod aros yr amseroedd arferol yn yr adran ddamweiniau ac achosion brys. Diolch, a diolch eto am gyflwyno'r mater hwn.