An emerging theme in this part of the book seems to be that MD has the potential to impact significantly a wide range of stakeholders and interested parties, both inside and outside of an organization. A corollary to this is could be that the nature of the impact (for example, beneficial
, adverse, effective, off-target, etc.) depends on the rationale for initiating the MD programme, and the approach taken in its development and delivery. Another broad theme that seems to emerge from the chapters is that, conceptually and practically, MD evaluation (to determine impact) is complex and inherently difficult to design and enact. More specific points might include the following:
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