Ar ddechrau'r pandemig, cafodd y cyllid arfaethedig o £3.5m i wella'r gwasanaeth iechyd meddwl ei ryddhau i’r byrddau iechyd i gefnogi'r gwaith o gynnal gwasanaethau iechyd meddwl hanfodol tra'n ymateb i'r pwysau uniongyrchol oherwydd y pandemig. At hyn, darparwyd £2.2m yn ychwanegol i greu capasiti ar gyfer cynnydd mewn cleifion mewnol i sicrhau bod gan unedau iechyd meddwl hyblygrwydd i reoli galwadau ychwanegol ac i ddelio ag unrhyw achosion o’r feirws yn yr amgylcheddau hyn.
At the onset of the pandemic, we released the planned mental health service improvement funding of £3.5m to health boards to support the maintenance of essential mental health services while responding to the immediate pandemic pressures. We also provided an additional £2.2m for inpatient surge capacity to ensure mental health units had flexibility to manage additional demands and to deal with any outbreaks of the virus.