Dolan, D. R.
Knight, K. A.
Maguire, S.
Moug, S. J.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Nil (Nil)
Article History
Received: 24 May 2019
Accepted: 20 August 2019
First Online: 5 September 2019
Compliance with ethical standards
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: All the authors declare no conflicts of interest and have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form at ExternalRef removed.
: No additional ethical approval was required. The National Patient Flow Database is registered with the Scottish Government with Caldicott approval.
: For this study informed consented was not needed.
: The corresponding author affirms that this manuscript is an honest, accurate, and transparent account of the study being reported; that no important aspects of the study have been omitted; and that any discrepancies from the study as planned (and, if relevant, registered) have been explained.