#weekinreview - 17 May

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

#weekinreview - 10 May

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

How CCGs can work with pharma to reduce emergency admissions

- Clinicians have often been sceptical about partnering with the pharmaceutical industry but a Nottinghamshire CCG is leading the way, writes Neil Durham.

#weekinreview - 3 May

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

Clinical care 'fabulous' but co-ordination could be better, says commissioning czar

- Patients feel clinical care is 'fabulous' but the way in which it is co-ordinated could be improved, according to the NHS Commissioning Board's (NCB) commissioning czar.

#weekinreview - 26 April

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

Best CCGs have systems enabling data to be shared between practices

- Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) working best are those with data systems that can be shared between practices, according to the NHS Commissioning Board chairman Professor Malcolm Grant.

Monitor gives CCGs competition freedom but insists patients are key

- Clinical commissioning group (CCG) leaders have been reassured by the chairman of Monitor that the use of competition is an issue for them to decide with the NHS Commissioning Board.

Lansley promises CCGs autonomy in return for results and financial responsibility

- Health secretary Andrew Lansley has promised clinical commissioning group (CCG) leaders autonomy but asked for accountability for results and performance within budget in return.

Third of gay and bisexual men not out to their GP

- A third (34%) of gay and bisexual men are not out to their GP or healthcare professionals, according to the world's largest Gay and Bisexual Men's Health Survey carried out by charity Stonewall.

#weekinreview - 21 April

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

Waiting times for elective operations rise 6%

- Waiting times for a range of elective operations rose by 6% between 2010 and 2011, according to a report from the Patients Association.

Unite members to take pensions industrial action on 10 May

- Members of public sector union Unite, which includes some GPs, practice nurses, practice managers and practice pharmacists, will be staging pension protests and industrial action on 10 May.

CCGs required to use accounting system as authorisation condition

- Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) will be required to use an accounting system run by NHS Shared Business Services, a joint venture between firm Steria and the NHS, as a condition of their authorisation.

#weekinreview - 14 April

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

Exclusive: NHS Commissioning Board may stipulate staff CCGs employ

- The NHS Commissioning Board (NCB) will have powers to stipulate types of staff clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) employ, according to draft authorisation guidance to be discussed next week.

Bupa appoints GP director of commissioning development to major role

- A GP and director of commissioning development at NHS Midlands and East SHA has been appointed as new group medical director for Bupa.

#weekinreview - 30 March

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

#weekinreview - 23 March

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

Scottish LMCs reject separate contract in favour of 'tartanising' UK deal

- Scotland's LMCs conference today rejected a bid to negotiate a separate contract for general practice in Scotland with the Scottish government.