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Calls to NHS 24 should be free of charge, the Scottish Tories have said.
People in Scotland pay the price of a local phone call when calling the advice service from a landline, with calls from a mobile often costing more.
The demand for a free service, by Tory health speaker Jackson Carlaw, comes as Westminster moves to introduce a free, one-stop number in England and Wales.
The Scottish government said it was also considering adopting the new, free-to-use 111 number.
NHS Direct - the equivalent service to NHS 24 in England - is gradually being replaced by the 111 service.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-20997664
People in Scotland pay the price of a local phone call when calling the advice service from a landline, with calls from a mobile often costing more.
The demand for a free service, by Tory health speaker Jackson Carlaw, comes as Westminster moves to introduce a free, one-stop number in England and Wales.
The Scottish government said it was also considering adopting the new, free-to-use 111 number.
NHS Direct - the equivalent service to NHS 24 in England - is gradually being replaced by the 111 service.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-20997664