English: I'm sure that the Minister will agree with me that, ultimately, governance arrangements can't be separated from those appointed to perform the acts of governance themselves that are needed. The Minister himself, in the case of Betsi Cadwaladr, of course, plays a very active personal role. He's chaired the monthly accountability meetings since July 2018 and the chief executive, Gary Doherty, has made a couple of important appointments, in particular, turnaround director, Phillip Burns, who previously worked for the King's College hospital trust, in whose report for 2017-18 I see that a forecast deficit position of £38.8 million ended up at £142.3 million, forcing the chairman of the board, Lord Kerslake, to resign - hardly an endorsement in Mr Burns' skills at turning around any entity. He and Mr Doherty worked together in the Blackpool NHS board and he appointed also another staffer from Blackpool, Nick Varney, as a turnaround consultant. The Minister himself commented on Mr Varney in a special measures report in 2018, where he said: 'It has been disheartening and unacceptable that during 2017/18 issues have escalated in relation to the financial position and some key areas of performance'. Blackpool itself at the time was under scrutiny from the Care Quality Commission during or just after the tenures of these three individuals. So, what investigative work did the directors at Betsi Cadwaladr and the Minister himself do to ascertain the quality of Mr Burns's and Mr Varney's work before taking them on as employees? Were the Minister and other directors aware that Mr Doherty, Mr Varney and Mr Burns were all networking buddies and staff at Blackpool NHS at the same or closely overlapping times? Does he agree that cronyism of this kind does nothing to increase public confidence in the governance arrangements for the NHS in Wales, and he and his party should be ashamed when these gold-plated appointments are persisted in being made at a time when nurses' terms and conditions in Bersi Cadwaladr have been eroded by scrapping - talks were going on to scrap their paid breaks?
Welsh: Rwy'n siŵr y bydd y Gweinidog yn cytuno â mi na ellir gwahanu trefniadau llywodraethu yn y pen draw oddi wrth y rhai a benodwyd i gyflawni'r gweithredoedd llywodraethu angenrheidiol eu hunain. Mae'r Gweinidog ei hun, yn achos Betsi Cadwaladr, wrth gwrs, yn chwarae rhan bersonol weithgar iawn. Mae wedi cadeirio'r cyfarfodydd atebolrwydd misol ers mis Gorffennaf 2018 ac mae'r prif weithredwr, Gary Doherty, wedi gwneud ambell benodiad pwysig, ac yn fwyaf arbennig, y cyfarwyddwr trawsnewid, Phillip Burns, a fu'n gweithio i ymddiriedolaeth ysbyty Coleg y Brenin cyn hynny, ac yn ei adroddiad ar gyfer 2017-18, gwelaf fod diffyg a ragwelwyd o £38.8 miliwn wedi tyfu i fod yn £142.3 miliwn yn y pen draw, gan orfodi cadeirydd y bwrdd, yr Arglwydd Kerslake, i ymddiswyddo - prin fod hynny'n glod i sgiliau Mr Burns yn trawsnewid unrhyw endid. Arferai ef a Mr Doherty weithio gyda'i gilydd ym mwrdd GIG Blackpool a phenododd aelod arall o Blackpool, Nick Varney, fel ymgynghorydd trawsnewid. Gwnaeth y Gweinidog ei hun sylw ar Mr Varney mewn adroddiad ar fesurau arbennig yn 2018, lle dywedodd: Mae wedi bod yn ddigalon ac yn annerbyniol fod problemau wedi cynyddu yn ystod 2017/18 mewn perthynas â'r sefyllfa ariannol a rhai meysydd perfformiad allweddol. Roedd y Comisiwn Ansawdd Gofal yn craffu ar Blackpool ei hun yn ystod neu ychydig ar ôl i'r tri unigolyn hyn fod yn eu swyddi. Felly, pa ymchwiliadau a wnaeth y cyfarwyddwyr yn Betsi Cadwaladr a'r Gweinidog ei hun i ganfod ansawdd gwaith Mr Burns a Mr Varney cyn eu penodi fel gweithwyr cyflogedig? A oedd y Gweinidog a chyfarwyddwyr eraill yn ymwybodol fod Mr Doherty, Mr Varney a Mr Burns i gyd yn gyfeillion rhwydweithio ac yn staff yn GIG Blackpool ar yr un adeg neu ar adegau'n gorgyffwrdd yn agos? A yw'n cytuno nad yw ffrindgarwch o'r fath yn gwneud dim i gynyddu hyder y cyhoedd yn nhrefniadau llywodraethu'r GIG yng Nghymru, a dylai fod cywilydd arno ef a'i blaid pan fydd y penodiadau llewyrchus hyn yn dal i gael eu gwneud ar adeg pan fo telerau ac amodau nyrsys yn Betsi Cadwaladr wedi cael eu herydu drwy gael gwared ar - roedd trafodaethau'n mynd rhagddynt i gael gwared ar eu hamser egwyl â thâl?