COST OF TELEPHONE AND TELEVISION SERVICES FOR NHS PATIENTS

That this House welcomes the Minister of State for Health's commitment that he will take on board the concerns expressed about the highly priced patient lines and NHS television services over many years; welcomes his assurance on 29 June 2010 that his Department will be looking into this critical problem; agrees strongly with the Minister that this issue is of serious concern to many people in Harlow and across the British Isles; and therefore calls upon the Minister to take swift action to introduce greater competition and choice for NHS patients, so that long-term patients are not penalised for accessing a basic service in a public hospital.