Breeze, Sofia O. https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7780-8942
Heaton, Martin J.
Snelling, Andrew P.
Garioch, Jennifer J.
Nobes, Jenny P.
Moncrieff, Marc D. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4492-235X
Article History
Received: 9 October 2025
Revised: 25 April 2026
Accepted: 2 June 2026
First Online: 16 June 2026
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Not applicable. All reasonable measures were taken to protect patient anonymity.
: Ethics approval from the UK Health Research Authority (IRAS ID: 332188) was obtained prior to starting the study and the protocol was reviewed by the East of England (Essex) Research Ethics Committee (Ref: 23/EE/0283). The study was performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Specific informed patient consent was not required for this project, in accordance with General Medical Council guidance and GDPR legislation.