Recent studies have demonstrated the safety of cellphones in the hospitals. Banning them forces patients to pay the hospital for telephone access:
But it reveals that Health Service authorities have prohibited their use after signing deals with private telephone providers.
These firms, which have installed bedside entertainment systems under the Government’s ‘Patient Power’ policy, have made millions by charging up to 75p a minute for incoming calls from mobiles and 49p from landlines.
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