English: Diolch, Llywydd. On 3 May, the Health and Social Care Advisory Service published the outcome of its investigation into the care and treatment provided on the Tawel Fan ward. I am acutely aware that this has been a very difficult period for all individuals, families and staff directly affected by the concerns over care and treatment at Tawel Fan. I acknowledge the additional strain caused by the length of this investigation. It was, however, essential that the investigation remained focused on a thorough and fair process that was not compromised to achieve restrictive timescales.The report set out a range of failings that let down patients and led to real harm being caused. I am deeply sorry that this happened and I apologise for it without hesitation. The scope of the investigation was significant and broader than the original commission. It ultimately involved reviewing 700,000 pages of documentation, 148 interviews and 108 case reviews. It also considered material provided as part of previous investigations. This was a broad remit, and unlike previous reports, it was able to have access to a comprehensive set of documentation, including clinical records, and draw in specific mental health expertise. HASCAS maintained an independent and evidence-based stance throughout, with the aim of providing as accurate an account of events as the evidence available allows. This has been done with the support of an expert panel of 16 individuals of national standing. I do need though to address the accusation made that there was a direct link between the Welsh Government and HASCAS that affects the independence of the report. The inference of a conspiracy directing the report to protect the Government or a political party is a direct attack on the integrity of HASCAS and the individuals on the investigation panel. None of the investigation panel were practitioners in Wales. The legal advice to the HASCAS investigation was independent of the Welsh Government, and HASCAS, as an organisation, has undertaken a range of reviews, for example, into the English health and care system without fear or favour, and there is no reasonable basis to attack their integrity in this matter.
Welsh: Diolch, Llywydd. Ar 3 Mai, cyhoeddodd y Gwasanaeth Cynghori ar I echyd a G ofal Cymdeithasol ganlyniad ei ymchwiliad i'r gofal a'r driniaeth a ddarparwyd ar ward Tawel Fan. Rwy'n ymwybodol iawn y bu hyn yn gyfnod anodd iawn i'r holl unigolion, teuluoedd a staff sydd wedi eu heffeithio'n uniongyrchol gan y pryderon ynghylch gofal a thriniaeth yn Tawel Fan. Rwy'n cydnabod y pwysau ychwanegol a achoswyd gan hyd yr ymchwiliad hwn. Fodd bynnag, roedd hi'n hanfodol bod yr ymchwiliad yn parhau i ganolbwyntio ar broses deg a thrwyadl, ac na thanseiliwyd hynny er mwyn ymlynu ag amserlenni caeth. Roedd yr adroddiad yn nodi amrywiaeth o fethiannau a oedd yn siom i gleifion ac a arweiniodd at achosi niwed gwirioneddol. Mae'n ddrwg iawn gennyf fod hyn wedi digwydd ac rwy'n ymddiheuro yn ei gylch heb unrhyw betruso. Roedd cwmpas yr ymchwiliad yn sylweddol ac yn ehangach na'r comisiwn gwreiddiol. Yn y pen draw, fe olygodd adolygu 700,000 o dudalennau o ddogfennaeth, 148 o gyfweliadau a 108 o adolygiadau achos. Roedd yr ymchwiliad yn ystyried hefyd ddeunydd a ddarparwyd yn rhan o ymchwiliadau blaenorol. Roedd hwn yn gylch gwaith eang, ac yn wahanol i adroddiadau blaenorol, roedd modd gweld set gynhwysfawr o ddogfennau, gan gynnwys cofnodion clinigol, a manteisio ar arbenigedd iechyd meddwl penodol. Seiliodd HASCAS ei safbwynt ar annibyniaeth a thystiolaeth drwy gydol y broses, â'r nod o ddarparu darlun mor gywir o ddigwyddiadau ag y caniatâ'r dystiolaeth sydd ar gael. Gwnaed hyn gyda chymorth panel arbenigol o 16 o unigolion sy'n uchel iawn eu parch yn genedlaethol. Mae angen imi roi sylw i'r cyhuddiad a wnaed fod cysylltiad uniongyrchol rhwng Llywodraeth Cymru a'r Gwasanaeth Cynghori sy'n effeithio ar annibyniaeth yr adroddiad. Mae'r awgrym bod yna gynllwyn i lywio'r adroddiad er mwyn amddiffyn y Llywodraeth neu blaid wleidyddol yn ymosodiad uniongyrchol ar ddidwylledd HASCAS a'r unigolion ar y panel ymchwilio. Nid oedd unrhyw un ar y panel ymchwilio yn ymarferwyr yng Nghymru. Roedd y cyngor cyfreithiol a roddwyd i ymchwiliad HASCAS yn annibynnol ar y Llywodraeth, ac mae HASCAS, fel sefydliad, wedi cynnal amrywiaeth o adolygiadau, er enghraifft, yn y system iechyd a gofal yn Lloegr heb ofn na ffafriaeth, ac nid oes unrhyw sail resymol i ymosod ar eu didwylledd yn y mater hwn.