Done the job, won the respect Dobson's new-found goodwill towards managers reflects hard work

The undercurrent of antagonism towards managers that used to emanate from health secretary Frank Dobson's speeches was strikingly absent from his address to the NHS Confederation's conference. He oozed goodwill and emphasised that his customary messages of admiration for NHS staff included managers, too.

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