Lavender, Verna http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5871-4984
Gibson, Faith
Brownsdon, Alexandra
Fern, Lorna
Whelan, Jeremy
Pearce, Susie
Funding for this research was provided by:
Bone Cancer Research Trust (BCRT/21/10)
Article History
Received: 29 January 2018
Accepted: 26 June 2018
First Online: 5 July 2018
Compliance with ethical standards
: We e-mailed invitations with participant information packs to health professionals inviting them to participate in an interview and followed the e-mail with a telephone invitation. We obtained written and informed consent from potential participants. We assured anonymity and confidentiality, and participants were informed they could withdraw from the study at any time without giving a reason.
: We confirm all personal identifiers have been removed or disguised, so the persons described are not identifiable and cannot be identified through the details of the story.
: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.