Lib Dem calls for end of 084 telephone numbers by doctors surgeries (Bexley Borough Liberal Democrats)

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Lib Dem calls for end of 084 telephone numbers by doctors surgeries

December 20, 2008 1:34 AM

The use of 084 telephone numbers in the NHS consultation document Old Bexley & Sidcup Liberal Democrat candidate is calling for an end to the use of 084 numbers by NHS services, including GPs surgeries.

Duncan Borrowman says: "0844 and 0845 numbers can cost mobile phone users 35p a minute. Many 0845 lines now hold you in a queuing system, which can cost you extortionate rates while you are on hold to make an appointment.

"The Department of Health has launched a 3-month consultation on the abolition of the use of these lines in the NHS, and I urge local residents to respond to the consultation calling for a ban on their use."