NHS.Patient Web Page
	Stopping use of revenue sharing telephone numbers in the NHS			Personal Statement from David Hickson	personal position, involvement in the campaign, role in the Consultation.
	Links
	Broadcast media	recordings of selected contributions by campaigners to radio and TV coverage		BT extension to call plans (8 Jan 08)	issues and misunderstandings arising from changes to the way in which BT charges for some calls to 0845 and 0870 numbers
	Dept. of Health Consultation	references, comment and media coverage of the launch on 16 December 08
	Catalogue of media items	all found print and broadcast media coverage since January 2007		A Solution for "Surgery Line"	proposed outline solution to bring  the NEG Surgery Line system and its users into a NHS that is truly "free at the point of need".
	Government and Parliament	Department of Health announcements, discussion in parliament, comments by MPs
	Culprits			The particular case of NHS Direct	the primary beneficiary of revenue share income in the NHS, principles of revenue sharing.
	NHS bodies using 084x	Hospitals, PCTs, OOH providers and other NHS Trusts
	UK GPs using 0844	from official publications covering all 4 home countries		NHS services are provided to patients "free at the point of need" funded by general progressive taxation
	England GPs using 0845	from NHS Choices
	Users of 0870 and 0871	GPs, NHS bodies and NHS-promoted support services		We recently celebrated the 60th birthday of "our NHS", whose principles will shortly be confirmed in a formal constitution, to be made enforceable by legislation.
	Misrepresentations
	NEG case studies	selected examples of Surgery Line marketing		I oppose attempts to introduce an improperly "consumerist" approach, requiring individual "consumers" to seek value for the money they pay when obtaining services.
	Example of GP web site	how the situation is often presented to patients
	Please contact me, for or with more information, at NHS {dot} Patient {at} ntlworld {dot} com			We must ban revenue-sharing 084 telephone numbers used to fund NHS services from payment by patients
	STOP PRESS	Please sign the e-petition to the Prime Minister at this link