Summative assessment of vocational training: to be required by law.

605 Research papers this month Editorials 607 Your new-look Journal Alastair F Wright 608 Summative assessment of vocational training: to be required by law Denis Pereira Gray 610 Refining the MRCGP David Haslam Original papers 613 Counsellors in primary care in Southampton: a questionnaire survey of their qualifications, working arrangements, and casemix Andrew Clark, John Hook and Kenneth Stein 618 Chronic debilitating fatigue in Irish general practice: a survey of general practitioners' experience E Joe Fitzgibbon, Deirdre Murphy, Karen O'Shea and Cecily Kelleher 623 General practitioner teaching in the co,mmunity: a study of their teaching experience and interest in undergraduate teaching in the future Jeremy Gray and Brian Fine 627 Predictors of the provision of intrapartum care by general practitioners: a five-year cohort study Lindsay F P Smith 631 How can adolescents' health needs and concerns best be met? Rosemary Jones, Fiona Finlay, Neil Simpson and Tricia Kreitman 635 Factors affecting use of folic acid supplements in pregnant women in Glasgow Elizabeth McGovern, Hazel Moss, Gurmeet Grewal, Ann Taylor, Stein Bjornsson and Jill Pell Brief reports 639 Thunderstorm-associated asthma: the effects on GP consultation S Hajat, S A Goubet andA Haines 643 Impact of an audiology clinic in one general practice K Khunti andM Carr 645 Why do we continue to take unnecessary smears? C B J Woodman, Judith Richardson and Martin Spence Review article 647 Systematic reviews of bed rest and advice to stay active for acute low back pain Gordon Waddell, Gene Feder and Moishe Lewis Discussion papers 653 Managing back pain in general practiceis osteopathy the new paradigm? Nefyn Williams 656 Mackenzies's puzzlethe cornerstone of teaching and research in general practice J Campbell Murdoch 659 Letters