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Conclusion

74 The paragraphs above have given the briefest sketch of the changes that were implemented in the NHS from its inception, and then from 1984 to 1996. The account has not sought to summarise the many and varied views, or research performed, upon the nature and effect of the far-reaching changes introduced in the middle of the period of the Inquiry's Terms of Reference. It is hoped that a short introduction to these changes may assist by reminding readers of the backdrop to the more detailed account of events in Bristol, to which the following chapters now turn.

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