#weekinreview - 31 May: Baby teaches CPR, GP wears condom #LMCLive pic and @INCommissioning
A glance back over this week's primary care news, opinion, top tweets and best gaffes....
Smoking during pregnancy 'raises child's obesity risk'
Mothers who smoke in pregnancy are putting their daughters at risk of gestational diabetes and obesi...
GPs demand standard model for appraisal
GPs have warned that appraisal in England is a 'mess' and called for an end to variation in the evid...
Monitor to review walk-in centre closures
GPs have been invited to contribute to an investigation into the closure of walk-in centres, led by ...
Common painkillers 'raise heart risks'
High-dose NSAIDs commonly used to treat the pain of arthritis can raise the risk of MI and heart fai...
Thousands call on Jeremy Hunt to rule out rationing GP access
More than 18,000 people have signed a petition calling on health secretary Jeremy Hunt to rule out l...
Competition rules 'will not force tenders', says watchdog
NHS competition rules will not force GP commissioners 'to go out to tender for every service', accor...
NICE reverses verdict on diabetes drug
NICE is set to advise GPs they can prescribe a new first-in-class type 2 diabetes drug on the NHS, a...
Launch of NHS Forest and health walk at Frithwood Surgery
GPs and practice staff at the Frithwood Surgery in Gloucestershire designed a 'health walk' leading ...
Bowel disease 'increases melanoma risk'
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease face a greater risk of skin cancer, research suggests....
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