Aggrieved GPs take a back seat in the new NHS Denham is wise to keep clinicians at arm's length in decision-making

Health minister John Denham is proving himself a worthy successor to Alan Milburn in his ability to talk nonsense about handing power to GPs, while in practice ensuring that real decision-making rests elsewhere (see news, pages 2-3).

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