:00:13. > :00:15.The number of prescription drugs dispensed in Wales increased
:00:16. > :00:20.A report published by the Welsh Government shows that
:00:21. > :00:22.nearly 80 million prescriptions were issued here in 2015.
:00:23. > :00:25.The government says it's up to GPs to use their professional judgement
:00:26. > :00:27.based on patient needs when issuing prescriptions.
:00:28. > :00:45.For almost a decade if you live in Wales getting hold of buskers --
:00:46. > :00:51.descriptions by UGP has been free. In that time the number and that has
:00:52. > :00:58.risen by 40%. 79.5 million were issued here last year compared to
:00:59. > :01:03.78.5 point 5,000,020 14. That is over 25 prescriptions per person,
:01:04. > :01:09.more than in any other UK nation. More people come to Wales to retire,
:01:10. > :01:13.they tend to be elderly and need more prescriptions. More people in
:01:14. > :01:21.Wales have worked in heavy industries like coal, the steel
:01:22. > :01:25.industry and again that affects their health. Income can affect
:01:26. > :01:32.health and also to a certain extent people getting free prescriptions,
:01:33. > :01:36.back can increase to a small extent. The Welsh Government scrapped
:01:37. > :01:44.charges in 2007, it is a policy that cost the NHS around ?600 million per
:01:45. > :01:47.year and the government says that decisions to issue them are a matter
:01:48. > :01:49.for GPs and other prescribers to make based on their professional
:01:50. > :01:53.judgment and the patient's needs, something that has not changed since
:01:54. > :01:55.the charges were scrapped. The Welsh Government also points out that
:01:56. > :02:00.arise in the number of drugs being dispensed is a trend seen in England
:02:01. > :02:04.as well. The Royal pharmaceutical Society says the figures show that
:02:05. > :02:07.pharmacists are providing a good service to patients, regardless of
:02:08. > :02:13.whether or not they have to dig into their purses to for prescriptions.
:02:14. > :02:15.Kirsty Williams' appointment as Education Secretary has been
:02:16. > :02:18.approved by her party at a special conference this afternoon.
:02:19. > :02:20.The only remaining Liberal Democrat Assembly Member was offered
:02:21. > :02:22.the portfolio by Carwyn Jones earlier this week.
:02:23. > :02:24.One former special advisor to a First Minister told
:02:25. > :02:26.the Sunday Politics Wales programme that Kirsty Williams has done
:02:27. > :02:31.a lot better than other coalition partners:
:02:32. > :02:36.Previous more smaller coalition agreements,
:02:37. > :02:38.which sounded quite grand, but were not of huge
:02:39. > :03:04.A bomb disposal team has carried out a controlled explosion
:03:05. > :03:07.after a suspected explosive device washed up on a Carmarthenshire
:03:08. > :03:11.Experts from the army got rid of the item, thought to be a bomb,
:03:12. > :03:16.Some sports news now and Chris Coleman's contract
:03:17. > :03:19.as Wales manager is set to be extended beyond the European
:03:20. > :03:23.His current deal ends after the tournament in France,
:03:24. > :03:30.but after negotiations, the Football Association of Wales
:03:31. > :03:33.is expected to announce an extension on Monday.
:03:34. > :03:34.Staying with football, and Wales goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey
:03:35. > :03:37.is expected to feature for Crystal Palace as they prepare
:03:38. > :03:41.to take on Manchester United in the FA Cup final at Wembley
:03:42. > :03:47.The London club are without Wales midfielder Joe Ledley who's
:03:48. > :03:50.Cycling, and roads across South East Wales will be closed
:03:51. > :03:52.tomorrow morning as 12 thousand riders take part in
:03:53. > :03:55.The 140 kilometre course starts in Cardiff and moves
:03:56. > :03:57.through Newport to Abergavenny and back into the capital.
:03:58. > :03:59.The organisers say following major criticism last year,
:04:00. > :04:01.they've written to 100 thousand households to make them
:04:02. > :04:18.We have had a team engaged over the last nine months which has really
:04:19. > :04:22.been behind-the-scenes dealing last nine months which has really
:04:23. > :04:26.the residents and businesses and all those people impacted on the route
:04:27. > :04:29.the residents and businesses and all and trying to make sure that anyone
:04:30. > :04:34.who has got an issue with road closures is dealt with in a positive
:04:35. > :04:40.way. It has been not without challenge but it has been a positive
:04:41. > :04:42.Time for a quick check on the weather.
:04:43. > :04:45.It should be a mostly dry night apart from the odd coastal shower.
:04:46. > :04:48.The winds will drop too, turning chilly --