Ban on 084 numbers at GP surgeries?

MINISTERS are considering a ban on the use of controversial 084 numbers at GP surgeries.

Earlier this year, the Mail reported on how the system, which charges patients up to 5p a minute from land lines and 40p a minute from mobile phones, was being used by 11 surgeries in East Yorkshire.

The system, operated by Surgery Line, has been branded unfair by patients and health watchdogs

Now the Government has launched an England-wide consultation to ask people whether they want to keep the numbers.