English: Well, appraisal systems are meant to be a snapshot as part of a performance management system. There should be no surprises in an appraisal system. No employee at any level should be either criticised or praised for something they weren't already involved with. So, I hope you will develop that into performance management, as opposed to just appraisal systems. But the upshot of all this was perhaps exemplified by an e-mail sent to Assembly Members and Members of Parliament covering or representing Flintshire, in August, from the Flintshire social and healthcare overview and scrutiny committee, after they considered the Welsh Government's continuing healthcare consultations for both children and young people and adults, which is out for consultation. They said that members felt the information and changes detailed in the proposed framework would be detrimental to local authorities across Wales, that the framework is not worded clearly in a fashion that would reduce disputes between health boards and their services, where a number of cases are currently in dispute between the county, and that lack of clarity will further impact on this issue, which will have a considerable impact on staff time and resources. They said the new framework would result in even greater financial pressure, and a number of care packages, currently funded by the local health board or jointly with the local health board, no longer becoming eligible for continuing healthcare funding and becoming the sole responsibility of the health board. And, finally, they said that the framework continues to be unable to reconcile the use of direct payment, as an individual will not be eligible to use a direct payment to fund primary health needs, leading to a clash in the principle of consistency and control. This goes to the core, not only of local authority working, but of the local partnership boards and the regional partnership boards. And I appreciate you can't comment on the outcome of a consultation, but how will you respond to the wider issues that this particular council committee has evidenced?
Welsh: Wel, mae systemau arfarnu i fod i ddarparu cipolwg fel rhan o system rheoli perfformiad. Ni ddylai system arfarnu ddatgelu canlyniadau annisgwyl. Ni ddylai unrhyw gyflogai ar unrhyw lefel gael ei feirniadu na'i ganmol am rywbeth nad oeddent eisoes yn ymwneud ag ef. Felly, rwy'n gobeithio y byddwch yn datblygu hynny'n rhan o'r gwaith rheoli perfformiad, yn hytrach na systemau arfarnu'n unig. Ond amlygwyd hyn oll efallai gan neges e-bost a anfonwyd at Aelodau'r Cynulliad ac Aelodau Seneddol a gynrychiolai Sir y Fflint ym mis Awst, gan bwyllgor trosolwg a chraffu cymdeithasol a gofal iechyd Sir y Fflint, ar ôl iddynt ystyried ymgynghoriadau gofal iechyd parhaus Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer plant a phobl ifanc ac oedolion, sy'n destun ymgynghori ar hyn o bryd. Dywedasant fod yr aelodau'n teimlo y byddai'r wybodaeth a'r newidiadau y manylir arnynt yn y fframwaith arfaethedig yn niweidiol i awdurdodau lleol ledled Cymru, nad yw'r fframwaith wedi'i eirio'n glir mewn modd a fyddai'n lleihau anghydfod rhwng byrddau iechyd a'u gwasanaethau, lle mae nifer o achosion yn destun anghydfod â'r sir ar hyn o bryd, ac y bydd y diffyg eglurder yn cael effaith bellach ar y mater hwn, gan effeithio'n sylweddol ar amser ac adnoddau staff. Dywedasant y byddai'r fframwaith newydd yn arwain at fwy fyth o bwysau ariannol, ac na fyddai nifer o becynnau gofal a ariennir ar hyn o bryd gan y bwrdd iechyd lleol neu ar y cyd â'r bwrdd iechyd lleol yn dod yn gymwys mwyach i gael arian ar gyfer gofal iechyd parhaus ac yn dod yn gyfrifoldeb y bwrdd iechyd yn llwyr. Ac yn olaf, dywedasant fod y fframwaith yn parhau i fethu cysoni'r defnydd o daliadau uniongyrchol, gan na fydd unigolyn yn gymwys i ddefnyddio taliad uniongyrchol i ariannu anghenion iechyd sylfaenol, gan arwain at wrthdaro o ran yr egwyddor o gysondeb a rheolaeth. Mae hyn yn mynd i graidd y gwaith a wneir gan fyrddau partneriaeth lleol a'r byrddau partneriaeth rhanbarthol yn ogystal â gwaith awdurdodau lleol. Ac rwy'n sylweddoli na allwch wneud sylwadau ar ganlyniad ymgynghoriad, ond sut y byddwch yn ymateb i'r materion ehangach y dangoswyd tystiolaeth ohonynt gan y pwyllgor cyngor hwn?