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Staniszewska, Aleksandra https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8917-1281
Jones, Amy https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3969-3345
Davies, Luke https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4574-5529
Game, Frances https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5294-4789
Nixon, Jane https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1705-7698
Russell, David https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1293-5618
Bus, Sicco A. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8357-9163
Chung, Jayer https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6404-4414
Chuter, Vivienne https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4793-5340
Dhatariya, Ketan https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3619-9579
Edmonds, Michael https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8931-0069
Fitridge, Robert https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6258-5997
Gooday, Catherine https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5026-6788
Hamilton, Emma J. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1617-6353
Kavarthapu, Venu https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7184-4433
Mills, Joseph L. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4955-4384
Monteiro-Soares, Matilde https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4586-2910
Peters, Edgar J. G. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3410-1227
Shalhoub, Joseph https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1011-7440
van Netten, Jaap J. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6420-6046
Wukich, Dane K. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3637-6208
Hinchliffe, Robert J. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6370-0800
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Leeds Biomedical Research Centre (NIHR203331)
NIHR Academy (NIHR300633)
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Article History
Received: 6 March 2026
Accepted: 5 June 2026
First Online: 25 July 2026
Ethics
Acknowledgements: The authors thank S. Parsons, our public contributor, for her valuable contribution to the delivery of this study.
Data availability: All data generated or analysed during this study are included in this published article and its ESM.
Funding: DR is supported in part by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Leeds Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) (NIHR203331) and NIHR Academy (NIHR300633). The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care.
Authors’ relationships and activities: KD is a member of the Editorial Board of Diabetologia . FG, RF, SAB, DW, MMS and JvN are members of the International Work Group on the Diabetic Foot (IWGDF) Editorial Board. The other authors declare that there are no relationships or activities that might bias, or be perceived to bias, their work.
Contribution statement: AS and RJH conceptualised the study. AJ and LD generated the long list of descriptors using publications identified through our previously published systematic review. AS, AJ and LD designed the Delphi survey on REDCap and AS provided oversight of data collection. AS and RJH analysed the data. AS drafted the manuscript. AS, FG, DR, JN, LD, AJ and RJH formed the steering group. AS, AJ, LD, DR, SAB, JC, VC, KD, ME, RF, CG, EJH, VK, JLM, MMS, EJGP, JS, JvN, DKW and RJH participated in the consensus meeting. All coauthors critically reviewed and approved the final version of the manuscript. RJH is the guarantor of this work and, as such, had full access to all the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis.
