11 Hydref 2022 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Datganiad gan y Dirprwy Weinidog Iechyd Meddwl a Llesiant: Strategaeth 'Law yn Llaw at Iechyd Meddwl' a'r Camau Nesaf
A gaf i ddiolch i'r Aelod am y sylwadau hynny? Yn amlwg, roedd llawer o faterion yno i ymateb iddyn nhw. Os gallaf godi, yn gyntaf oll, eich sylwadau am yr adrodd ar strategaeth 'Law yn Llaw at Iechyd Meddwl', mae adroddiadau rheolaidd yn cael eu gwneud i'r…
11 Hydref 2022 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Datganiad gan y Dirprwy Weinidog Iechyd Meddwl a Llesiant: Strategaeth 'Law yn Llaw at Iechyd Meddwl' a'r Camau Nesaf
Gyda'r buddsoddiad hwn, rydym wedi trawsnewid gwasanaethau a weithredir ar ddechrau'r strategaeth. Mae hyn yn cynnwys creu timau iechyd meddwl sylfaenol lleol ledled Cymru, timau datrys argyfwng a thrin yn y cartref, gwasanaethau cyd-gysylltu seiciatrig a…
11 Hydref 2022 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Datganiad gan y Dirprwy Weinidog Iechyd Meddwl a Llesiant: Strategaeth 'Law yn Llaw at Iechyd Meddwl' a'r Camau Nesaf
Diolch. Ddoe fe wnaethom nodi Diwrnod Iechyd Meddwl y Byd, ac mae'r Llywodraeth hon yn gadarn yn ei hymrwymiad i wella'r amddiffyniad a'r gefnogaeth i iechyd meddwl a lles. Dangosir hyn drwy fy mhenodi yn Ddirprwy Weinidog Iechyd Meddwl a Llesiant dynodedig a…
28 Medi 2022 , Health and Social Care Committee
Anghydraddoldebau iechyd meddwl: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Dirprwy Weinidog Iechyd a Llesiant a’r Dirprwy Weinidog Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol
Thank you for having us.
28 Medi 2022 , Health and Social Care Committee
Anghydraddoldebau iechyd meddwl: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Dirprwy Weinidog Iechyd a Llesiant a’r Dirprwy Weinidog Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol
I think what you're referring to, Chair, is that some of the royal colleges have called for a health inequalities strategy in Wales, and obviously they've made similar calls to the Welsh Government. I don't think we need a new strategy at the moment. As we…
28 Medi 2022 , Health and Social Care Committee
Anghydraddoldebau iechyd meddwl: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Dirprwy Weinidog Iechyd a Llesiant a’r Dirprwy Weinidog Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol
Well, as I said, poverty is a key factor in driving mental health problems, and indeed, in some cases can be a driver of suicide. The cost-of-living crisis is the primary concern of Welsh Government at the moment, and I think the importance we attach to it is…
28 Medi 2022 , Health and Social Care Committee
Anghydraddoldebau iechyd meddwl: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Dirprwy Weinidog Iechyd a Llesiant a’r Dirprwy Weinidog Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol
Yes, it covers inequalities. It's a key part of the programme, to reduce mental health inequalities.
28 Medi 2022 , Health and Social Care Committee
Anghydraddoldebau iechyd meddwl: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Dirprwy Weinidog Iechyd a Llesiant a’r Dirprwy Weinidog Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol
Well, we do have a cross-government strategy on mental health. 'Together for Mental Health' is a cross-government strategy, and it covers housing, employment, debt advice, income maximisation—
28 Medi 2022 , Health and Social Care Committee
Anghydraddoldebau iechyd meddwl: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Dirprwy Weinidog Iechyd a Llesiant a’r Dirprwy Weinidog Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol
Thanks, Chair. As I said at the beginning, we are striking a balance, really, between early intervention and prevention and meeting the needs of people as they present to services, and obviously meeting the needs of people with serious mental illness is…
28 Medi 2022 , Health and Social Care Committee
Anghydraddoldebau iechyd meddwl: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Dirprwy Weinidog Iechyd a Llesiant a’r Dirprwy Weinidog Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol
Thanks, Ken. Obviously, we're doing what we can to measure unmet need. Since the pandemic, the Welsh Government's knowledge and analytical services team and the national collaborative commissioning unit undertook a piece of work on mental health demand, and…
28 Medi 2022 , Health and Social Care Committee
Anghydraddoldebau iechyd meddwl: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Dirprwy Weinidog Iechyd a Llesiant a’r Dirprwy Weinidog Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol
Thank you, Ken. In terms of the mental health core data set, obviously, the committee will be aware it's taken longer than we would have liked, but I'm very pleased to say that the draft core mental health data set has now been impact tested with health…
28 Medi 2022 , Health and Social Care Committee
Anghydraddoldebau iechyd meddwl: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Dirprwy Weinidog Iechyd a Llesiant a’r Dirprwy Weinidog Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol
Thank you, Ken. I think you're aware that suicide prevention is something that is particularly close to my heart, and in particular the prevention of young suicide. I think what I described when I wrote to the committee was a step change, really, in our…
28 Medi 2022 , Health and Social Care Committee
Anghydraddoldebau iechyd meddwl: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Dirprwy Weinidog Iechyd a Llesiant a’r Dirprwy Weinidog Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol
It's absolutely emphatically not the case that we're not moving on it. I have been a long-standing supporter of that legislation from when it was introduced by Kirsty Williams, and I'm also on the record as a backbencher highlighting the importance of safe…
28 Medi 2022 , Health and Social Care Committee
Anghydraddoldebau iechyd meddwl: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Dirprwy Weinidog Iechyd a Llesiant a’r Dirprwy Weinidog Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol
The new mental health workforce plan has a strong focus on well-being, which I was very pleased to see. But, that is already a priority area for Welsh Government. We recognise the pressures people have been under. Specifically in terms of the NHS, we have…
28 Medi 2022 , Health and Social Care Committee
Anghydraddoldebau iechyd meddwl: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Dirprwy Weinidog Iechyd a Llesiant a’r Dirprwy Weinidog Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol
Thanks, Rhun. I read the RCN's evidence, so I was aware of their concerns. Obviously, this has been an incredibly challenging time for the workforce in Wales with COVID and everything, so there are huge pressures. The purpose, though, of our mental health…
28 Medi 2022 , Health and Social Care Committee
Anghydraddoldebau iechyd meddwl: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Dirprwy Weinidog Iechyd a Llesiant a’r Dirprwy Weinidog Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol
Absolutely, I think there's much more scope to involve the wider workforce, and you're right to highlight occupational therapists. I think they can play a really important role. As I've been going out and about across Wales, I've talked to some of the staff…
28 Medi 2022 , Health and Social Care Committee
Anghydraddoldebau iechyd meddwl: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Dirprwy Weinidog Iechyd a Llesiant a’r Dirprwy Weinidog Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol
Well, the £50 million that we've got now has been allocated anyway to other things, hasn't it, Tracey?
28 Medi 2022 , Health and Social Care Committee
Anghydraddoldebau iechyd meddwl: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Dirprwy Weinidog Iechyd a Llesiant a’r Dirprwy Weinidog Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol
Where they have provided costed plans, they are quite high costs, I think it's safe to say, and I'm also very conscious that we are staring down the barrel of a gun here in terms of Welsh Government in terms of our budget being worth much less than we had…
28 Medi 2022 , Health and Social Care Committee
Anghydraddoldebau iechyd meddwl: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Dirprwy Weinidog Iechyd a Llesiant a’r Dirprwy Weinidog Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol
To give you an example, infant mental health is something that's been picked up as part of the plan, which is something that I am personally really, really keen on and is something that, perhaps, there hasn't been enough focus on in the past. We look at…
28 Medi 2022 , Health and Social Care Committee
Anghydraddoldebau iechyd meddwl: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Dirprwy Weinidog Iechyd a Llesiant a’r Dirprwy Weinidog Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol
Well, those are some immediate priorities to tackle some immediate pressures. Going forward, it's—. When you see the plan, you will see that it is a very broad, wide-ranging document that focuses on all aspects of workforce planning in mental health. So, we…
28 Medi 2022 , Health and Social Care Committee
Anghydraddoldebau iechyd meddwl: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Dirprwy Weinidog Iechyd a Llesiant a’r Dirprwy Weinidog Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol
Thank you, Rhun. And you are quite right that workforce is absolutely key. We’re investing all this additional money into mental health services and we have to have the workforce with the right skills in the right places to deliver on what we’re trying to…
28 Medi 2022 , Health and Social Care Committee
Anghydraddoldebau iechyd meddwl: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Dirprwy Weinidog Iechyd a Llesiant a’r Dirprwy Weinidog Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol
Personally, I think it’s challenging, because there are so many different models out there. I met social prescribers a few weeks ago in north Wales who were providing, basically, mental health counselling, and then, at the other end of the scale, you’ve got…
28 Medi 2022 , Health and Social Care Committee
Anghydraddoldebau iechyd meddwl: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Dirprwy Weinidog Iechyd a Llesiant a’r Dirprwy Weinidog Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol
Well, as Ed has said, there is a mixed picture across Wales in terms of the use of digital technology and also different views on the appropriateness of a single resource. And you'll have heard, I'm sure, about national resources such as Dewis Cymru and…
28 Medi 2022 , Health and Social Care Committee
Anghydraddoldebau iechyd meddwl: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Dirprwy Weinidog Iechyd a Llesiant a’r Dirprwy Weinidog Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol
Thank you, Gareth, and, as you've highlighted, there is a lot of variation out there and I've seen that, going to see projects. Social prescribers are doing different things—they're called different things and they have different training and backgrounds. I…
28 Medi 2022 , Health and Social Care Committee
Anghydraddoldebau iechyd meddwl: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Dirprwy Weinidog Iechyd a Llesiant a’r Dirprwy Weinidog Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol
Thanks, Gareth. Obviously, the social prescribing framework is a key programme for government commitment. I've been chairing a task and finish group looking at social prescribing and, as a result of that, we have developed a national framework, which is…
