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Government NHS reforms may lead to GP practices floated on stock market; ENGLAND: London: GIR: INT Lord Howe MP (Health Minister) 2-WAY interview SOT - (Asked about GPs being encouraged to make savings and keep as profit) That would break the rules that we are setting out for commissioning patient care / It will not be allowed / If there is a lacuna in the Bill we will put it right / (Asked about process taking British NHS down path of American-style private health) The way that public money is channelled isn't necessarily set out in the Bill / Money for commissioning patient care should be separate from the money that rewards GPs through their contract / If there are fears that money will be lining GPs pockets, we will not allow that - (Asked about legislation that doesn't legislate over conflict of interest) Monitor the economic regulator will have very substantial powers to bear down on anti-competitive conduct / Other thing in the Bill is that each GP consortium must have an accountable officer / (Told that it beggars belief that Monitor will be able to police this) It shouldn't beggar belief because we will have transparent reporting systems / (Asked about spectre of huge American medical companies coming into Britain and giving bad service to poorer people) It may raise that spectre but I am telling you that it cannot happen as you describe it