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FYI: BBC News | Call for £20 charge to see doctor.
Page last updated at 23:00 GMT, Saturday, 18 July 2009 00:00 UK.
Opening paragraphs:
Patients should be charged £20 to see a GP in a bid to limit demands
placed on the health service, a centre-right think-tank says.
The Social Market Foundation said forcing people to pay a fee for an
appointment could help the NHS cope in the tight financial times
ahead.
The group said it would not breach the values of the NHS as charges
already applied to dentistry and prescriptions
But both the government and doctors said they were against such a
move.
The think-tank said the NHS was facing a tough couple of years.
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