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  Courtesy Independent..........
  
  Government announces it`s latest `U` turn on competition regulations in NHS.
  
  In an eleventh hour reversal, ministers withdrew controversial regulations governing competition in the NHS in what Labour described as a "humiliating u-turn."
  
  Four weeks before major reform of the NHS is due to take effect, placing GPs in charge of over half the £100 billion budget, the rules on contracting with the private sector will now be re-written.
  
  The climbdown, announced by Norman Lamb, the Liberal Democrat health minister, was hailed as a victory by campaigners who have opposed increased private involvement in the NHS.
  
  Fears about privatisation have been at the centre of the dispute over the reforms throughout the passage of the Health and Social Care Act, which became law last year.
  
  Regulations published three weeks ago governing how the Act should be implemented from April 1 were greeted with dismay. They run to just 12 pages but critics said they would open up many more services to competition from private companies and would lead to fragmentation of the service.

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