Brunton, Lisa http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0464-6557
Tazzyman, Abigail
Ferguson, Jane
Hodgson, Damian
Nelson, Pauline A.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care - Greater Manchester
Article History
Received: 11 January 2021
Accepted: 21 March 2022
First Online: 1 April 2022
Declarations
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: Ethical approval for the study was obtained from the University of Manchester’s Research Ethics Committee (Reference number: 2017–2619-4613). We obtained informed written consent from all participants prior to data collection. Before taking part, participants confirmed that they had read the participant information sheet and had the opportunity to ask questions and have them answered satisfactorily. Participants also confirmed that they understood their participation was voluntary and were free to withdraw from the study at any time without giving a reason. Participants gave permission for interviews/focus group to be digitally audio-recorded, transcribed by a University of Manchester approved transcription company and be securely stored. Participant information sheets and consent forms can be made available upon request to the corresponding author.
: We obtained informed written consent from all participants to publish anonymised participant data (i.e. in the form of short quotes) to be used in reports and other publications, to illustrate the findings of the study. No personally identifiable data are included in this manuscript.
: The authors declares that they have no competing financial or non-financial interests.