Burch, Patrick https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5439-8454
Brown, Lindsey
Skyrme, Sarah
Poppleton, Aaron
Checkland, Kath
Funding for this research was provided by:
NIHR School for Primary Care Research (690)
Article History
Received: 28 November 2025
Accepted: 13 February 2026
First Online: 1 April 2026
Declarations
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: This study was approved by an NHS Research Ethics Committee (reference: 24/NW/0175). All participants provided informed consent prior to taking part in interviews and focus groups. All methods were carried out in accordance with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and with the relevant guidelines and regulations governing research in the UK. All study procedures and protocols were approved by the NHS Research Ethics Committee in accordance with applicable national research governance standards.
: All participants provided informed consent for the use of anonymised quotations in publications arising from this study.
: The authors declare no competing interests.