{"id":4207,"date":"2024-03-13T10:15:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T10:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nish.wales\/?p=4207"},"modified":"2026-03-13T10:17:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T10:17:07","slug":"case-study-a-multi-disciplinary-collaboration-supporting-people-who-use-drugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nish.wales\/cy\/2024\/03\/13\/case-study-a-multi-disciplinary-collaboration-supporting-people-who-use-drugs\/","title":{"rendered":"Astudiaeth Achos: Datblygu dosbarthwr cyffuriau therapiwtig diogel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaleidoscope68.org\">Kaleidoscope<\/a> yw darparwr mwyaf gwasanaethau cymorth i bobl sy'n defnyddio cyffuriau yng Nghymru<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maent wedi bod yn rhan o weithgor anffurfiol, gan gynnwys aelodau o Ysgol Fferylliaeth Prifysgol Abertawe, a\u2019r Gymdeithas Fferyllol Frenhinol, yn edrych ar heriau ynghylch dosbarthu cyffuriau ar gyfer therapi ac adsefydlu, yn ystod y pandemig COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mae dosbarthu'r cyffuriau therapiwtig hyn mewn ffordd ddiogel wedi bod yn broblem fawr i bobl sy'n cael therapi ac yn cyflwyno cyfres o heriau ar wah\u00e2n i'r fferyllwyr rhagnodi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nodwyd angen am ddosbarthwr diogel i fynd adref ar gyfer dosau lluosog o gyffur therapiwtig i atal gorddos neu gamddefnydd damweiniol neu fwriadol, ond nid oes dyfais addas ar gael ar hyn o bryd. Mae angen i ddyfais o'r fath fodloni gofynion cymhleth lluosog ar gyfer diogelwch, cywirdeb a defnyddioldeb.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mae <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swansea.ac.uk\/medicine\/enterprise-and-innovation\/business-support-projects\/accelerate-healthcare-technology-centre\/\">Canolfan Dechnoleg Iechyd Gofal<\/a> Prifysgol Abertawe wedi helpu i sefydlu manyleb gofyniad y dosbarthwr ac wedi datblygu prototeip prawf-cysyniad. Mae cefnogaeth bellach wedi gofyn am gymeradwyaeth rhanddeiliaid a diddordeb gwneuthurwr.<br>\u00a0<br>Mae HTC yn cefnogi cynllun Kaleidoscope ar gyfer cymeradwyaeth MHRA ac yn cynorthwyo gyda dau gais am gyllid datblygu pellach.\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kaleidoscope is the largest provider of support services to people who use drugs in Wales. They have been part of an informal working group, including members of the Swansea University School of Pharmacy, and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, looking at challenges&nbsp;around drug dispensing for therapy and rehabilitation, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dispensing these theraputic drugs [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":190346150,"featured_media":4208,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1367],"tags":[1375,1368],"class_list":["post-4207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-case-study","tag-health","tag-research"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nish.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Wordpress-2-2.png?fit=1200%2C628&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pfwlnl-15R","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2827,"url":"https:\/\/nish.wales\/cy\/2025\/04\/23\/case-study-new-funding-to-tackle-ovarian-cancer-resistance\/","url_meta":{"origin":4207,"position":0},"title":"Astudiaeth Achos: Cyllid Newydd i Ddatrys Ymwrthedd i Ganser yr Ofar\u00efau","author":"meganchick1","date":"23rd Ebrill 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Despite decades of research and medical advances, treatment options for high-grade serous ovarian cancer - the most aggressive and common form of the illness - remain largely unchanged since the 1950s. 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