speedy
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It is over 2 years ago that GPs were told 'they should not use 0844 or enter into, extend or renew a Contract' and 'take reasonable steps to change by 1st April 2011' there is only one 'reasonable step' to take, Migrate to 0344 now - this can be done within the Term of their Number Providers Contract without undue penalty and the PCTs who should have enforced this Variation to the GP Contract in 2009 and several reminders since, but all have been ignored.
The GP could say they charge 1p p.min or £20 p.min it makes no difference, they do not charge you anything, it is your phone plan provider that charges you, they then pass an additional Service Charge per minute to the GPs Provider to help pay for him/her Lovely System.
PCTs are guilty of dereliction of their duty of care by allowing those GPs to practice illegally, infact some PCTs are actually encouraging them, by accepting false letters of Compliance suppllied by an interested party, the GP Phone Service Provider.
Another possible way of getting a geo. number is to look on NHS Choices site for that Surgery and see if they have advertised any jobs - they usually give geo. numbers there.
Good luck
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