<P> The issue was debated in Parliament in early 2008 . The BMA recommended that GPs publish call costs for 0844 numbers in surgeries . Former Health Secretary Alan Johnson has publicly advocated the use of 03 numbers . By early 2008 there were already more than 800 GPs in England using 0844 telephone numbers . </P> <P> The Department of Health started investigating the use of 084 numbers in the NHS in March 2008 Phone supplier NEG stated their belief that 0844 numbers would not be banned . </P> <P> In 2008, Leicester City NHS Trust looked into their usage of telephone numbers and revealed a complex set of issues to be solved, some of which were fixed later in the year . Enfield Primary Care Trust wrote to all 62 surgeries in the borough warning them that it does not approve of them using premium rate 0844 numbers . It was revealed that Mid-Yorkshire hospital trust had made more than £ 80,000 from use of a 0844 telephone number in two years . </P> <P> The Department of Health published a consultation at the end of 2008 calling for views on the usage of 084 numbers in the NHS which received more than 3000 responses . In response, the British Medical Association (BMA) stated "GP practices using 084 telephone numbers must be allowed to serve out the terms of their contracts with telephone suppliers if the government decides to ban them from the NHS," as many had already mistakenly signed up to long contracts for 0844 numbers . Ofcom recommended the 03 option . In 2009, Heart of Birmingham Primary Care Trust moved 22 GPs to new 0345 numbers . </P>

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