Yn 2017, cynyddais nifer y lleoedd dwy flynedd rhan-amser ar gyfer hyfforddi fel nyrsys ardal, o 41 o leoliadau’r flwyddyn i 80 o leoliadau’r flwyddyn, ac rydym wedi parhau i gynnal y niferoedd comisiynu hyn. Roeddem wedi cynllunio ar gyfer hyfforddi 80 o nyrsys ardal ychwanegol. Oherwydd y cynnydd sylweddol yn y niferoedd sy’n hyfforddi, sef i 160 o fyfyrwyr sy’n hyfforddi i fod yn nyrsys ardal ar unrhyw adeg benodol, roedd yn anodd i sefydliadau ryddhau mwy o staff. Hyd at fis Medi 2020, ni fu ond yn bosibl hyfforddi 57 o nyrsys ardal yn ychwanegol at y niferoedd a gomisiynwyd. Gan fod pwysau eithriadol ar wasanaethau dros y gaeaf hwn oherwydd y pandemig COVID-19 a’r heriau sylweddol i wasanaethau cymunedol o ran rhyddhau staff yn ôl y niferoedd a gomisiynwyd, rwyf wedi penderfynu nad fyddai’n ddoeth bwrw ymlaen â’n cynlluniau mewn perthynas â’r 23 o nyrsys ardal eraill ar hyn o bryd. Fodd bynnag, rydym yn parhau’n ymrwymedig i hyfforddi nyrsys ardal.
In 2017 I increased the district nursing two-year part time training places from 41 placements per year to 80 placements per year and we have maintained these commissioning numbers. We planned to train an additional 80 District Nurses. With the significant increase in training numbers to 160 District Nursing students in training at any one time, the release of additional staff by organisations has been difficult. Up to September 2020 it has only been possible to train an additional 57 district nurses above the commissioned numbers. With the pressure on services over this winter due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the significant challenge to community services in the release of staff to meet the commissioned numbers, I have decided it would not be prudent to progress the remaining 23 additional district nurses at this time. We do however remain committed to district nurse training.