NHS Commissioning Board under fire for lack of primary care representation

- Two of the most passionate supporters of commissioning have voiced fears that the NHS Commissioning Board (NCB) is short of primary care representation.

CCG management cap hinders push for GP quality

- Improving the quality of general practice will be difficult for clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) because the government cap on their management funding is so low, according to a CCG leader.

#weekinreview - 13 January

- A glance back over this week's primary care news, opinion, top tweets and best gaffes.

#weekinreview - 6 January

- A glance back over this week's primary care news, opinion, top tweets and best gaffes.

Darzi centre scoop by GP reporter shortlisted for investigative award

- GP senior news reporter Susie Sell has been shortlisted for a Medical Journalists' Association (MJA) award.

Patients to edit medical records by 2015

- Patients should be able to view and edit their medical records by 2015, the NHS Future Forum is to recommend.

#weekinreview - 23 December

- A glance back over this week's primary care news, opinion, top tweets and best gaffes.

#weekinreview - 15 December

- A glance back over this week's primary care news, opinion, top tweets and best gaffes.

#weekinreview - 8 December

- A glance back over this week's primary care news, opinion, top tweets and best gaffes.

#weekinreview - 1 December

- A glance back over this week's primary care news, opinion, top tweets and best gaffes.

Practice manager jailed for three years for £267,000 fraud

- A former north London practice manager has been jailed for three years for defrauding the GPs she was employed by for £267,000.

#weekinreview - 25 November

- A glance back over this week's primary care news, opinion, top tweets and best gaffes.

#weekinreview - 18 November 2011

- A glance back over this week's primary care news, opinion, top tweets and best gaffes.

Leading GP launches 'drop the Health Bill' debate campaign

- Leading GP Dr Kailash Chand is appealing for 100,000 backers for his 'drop the Health Bill' debate campaign.

#weekinreview - 11 November 2011

- A glance back over this week's primary care news, opinion, top tweets and best gaffes.

#weekinreview - 4 November 2011

- A glance back over this week's primary care news, opinion, top tweets and best gaffes.

#weekinreview - 28 October 2011

- A glance back over this week's primary care news, opinion, top tweets and best gaffes.

GPs told not to panic on CQC registration

- A GP involved with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) registration of an out-of-hours provider has dispelled the 'myth' that the process took 600 hours.

RCGP assures registrars MRCGP is 'cost neutral'

- The RCGP has reassured GP registrars that the MRCGP exam continues to be a cost neutral exercise for the college.

GPs being 'overwhelmed' by work

- GPs offering leadership in commissioning roles are finding their workload 'overwhelming', the DoH's commissioning czar heard.