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Dr Jane Lothian: administrative pressures on GPs has become worse and is now spiralling out of control (Photograph: JH Lancy)

Exclusive: Workload crisis hits GP partners

Rising bureaucracy and longer working hours are leaving one in three GPs unhappy with their work/lif...

Dr Richard Fieldhouse: the workforce of general practice needs to change; the partnership model is broken

GPs' administrative load revealed

As GP's survey reveals the vast administrative workload facing GPs, Abi Rimmer considers the factors...

Professor Field: 'Getting the policy right at this stage gives us a chance to genuinely improve the care the NHS delivers.'

Viewpoint - Professor Steve Field

Writing exclusively for GP, the NHS Future Forum's chairman Professor Steve Field explains the group...

Dr Peter Bouzyk: 'Demand is continuing into September. Some agencies are capital­ising on the locum shortage and charging a premium' (Photograph: Chris Jones/Alex Deverill)

Locums - Freelance GPs are left to flounder

Our 2011 survey shows locums are isolated and ignored by NHS organisations. By Carole Slingsby...

Paul Corrigan: the NCB will decide if CCGs can be authorised (Photograph: JH Lancy)

Viewpoint - Beware NHS Commissioning Board power

Will this body have an incentive to make CCG authorisation difficult to achieve?...

Dr Michael Dixon is concerned that annual assessment could become an ‘examination hurdle’ (Photograph: Mike Alsford)

CCG Evaluation - Timetable for CCG authorisation

Abi Rimmer explains the tests clinical commissioning groups will have to pass to begin work....

Ambulatory monitoring should be used to confirm hypertension

NICE BP guidance to save NHS millions

NICE BP guidance recommending ambulatory monitoring before diagnosing hypertension will save the NHS...

A positive urine dipstick and clinical examination may provide sufficient evidence to initiate treatment (Photograph: SPL)

The basics - Urinary tract infection in adults

The presentation of a urinary tract infection is not always consistent, says Dr Harry Brown....

Book Review - MRCGP Practice Cases: Clinical Skills Assessment

This book provides a wealth of practical information for candidates taking the CSA, says Dr Suchita ...

COPD patients were treated with azithromycin for a year (Photograph: SPL)

Antibiotics cut COPD exacerbations

Antibiotic treatment of COPD with azithromycin reduces exacerbations by a quarter, but may affect so...

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