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Downing Street defends PM's 'dinner party' GP jibe Exclusive: Prime Minister David Cameron has stood by his controversial claim that GPs offer preferential access to 'people with money', but a spokesperson admitted his remarks had been subject to 'slight misinterpretation' after outrage from GPs.

Rising health spending 'is affordable' Ministeral claims that the NHS will become 'unaffordable' if not reformed have been undermined by an analysis by a top economist published today.

NHS 'tunnel vision' preventing cost-effective commissioning, claims private sector leader A climate of 'risk aversion' among GP commissioners is preventing independent providers from gaining a foothold in care provision, claimed leading industry figures today.

GP debunks NHS water advice Widespread NHS advice to drink six to eight glasses of water a day to prevent dehydration is 'thoroughly debunked nonsense', argues a GP in the BMJ.

Cameron offends GPs, water claims 'nonsense' and the pelvis-breaking baby Our round up of health news headlines on Wednesday 13 July.

Surviving the First5 - QIPP pro quo Historically we have always handled our prescribing effort within our practices - these new targets have led to us to spend less time with our patients in order to come together and 'talk it out'.

Polymyalgia rheumatica This free module includes the key practice-changing tips from the first ever major guideline on PMR and will give you a taste of the interactive case-based learning modules on Pulse-Learning.

Map: Sweeping PCT redundancies around the UK See how your area has been affected by recent waves of job cuts in PCTs.

Pulse journalist wins major industry award Pulse journalist Adam Legge was named Health Editor of the Year at the Medical Journalist Assocation Awards last night.

Hypertension is one of the key risk factors for coronary heart disease, the most common cause of death in the UK. 1

	Hypertension affects over 40% of adults 2
	Just a small drop in mean population systolic blood pressure of 2 mmHg could save up to 14,000 lives in the UK per year 3

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