PM faces NHS row as Minister admits reforms give private sector 'genuine opportunites'

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Medical professions have rejected claims by the Prime Minister that the amended NHS reforms have their full support.

The knock-back came on the same day as a Health Minister said the restructuring provided "genuine opportunities" to private sector companies looking to offer NHS services. However despite the external controversy, the third reading of the Health and Social Care Bill was passed by MPs with a majority of 65. The big day for the government's health restructuring plans was highlighted by Lord Howe, Health Minister with responsibility for quality, telling the Laing & Buisson Independent Healthcare Forum that opening up the NHS to private sector organisations created genuine opportunities b...

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