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respectively. Heather Thomson contributed to the section on lay membership and the development of cultural policy.
Lynne Urquhart, Joan Crawford, Peter Searle, Susan Yorke, and David Dunbar made useful contributions about recent Council work. David Dunbar provided vital information about the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 and historical details about staff members. Viv Coppins and Marissa O’Leary provided excellent secretarial support for an author with well-known inadequacies in this area!
An editorial subcommittee of Joy Quigley, Mr Andrew Connolly, George Symmes, and Philip Pigou guided the progress of the book with wise counsel and encouragement. Andrew Connolly provided the main substance of the epilogue.
I particularly want to acknowledge George Symmes for his friendship, expertise, and wise advice, which has enabled this book to come to fruition.
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