NHS GPs using Surgery Line
| The Daily Mail today announces that NHS England is starting to get to grips with the issue of GPs breaching their contracts by using 0844 numbers.  Click to read the news release issued prior to action by NHS England We hope this will be the start of a long delayed effort to ensure that all GPs are swiftly moved to compliance, as well as simply preventing further breaches. |  Click to read - Is this the end of premium rate lines to call your GP? NHS orders doctors to drop 40p a minute charges |
Central Government
 Click to view the announcement by HMRC to parliament | We are pleased to note that HMRC has begun the process of moving over from 0845 to 03 numbers by "the end of the summer". This HMRC news release covers the first phase of this operation, which was completed on schedule. |
 Click to hear about the DWP statement | The DWP has declared that it will not be following what HMRC is doing. Whilst being fair to taxpayers, the government will still impose charges on pensioners, job-seekers, the disabled and other benefit claimants. |  Click to read our release on the DWP situation |
| Ofcom and the Big Question Ofcom has now announced the details of the "unbundled tariff". We await the reaction that will follow when this is finally confirmed (following a necessary brief period of consultation). We are pressing "The Big Question" to see if this will lead to companies abandoning the imposition of "Service Charges" or if they will be prepared to declare them. |  Click to read about "The BIg Question" and the Ofcom measures that cause it to be posed |
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