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Funding for this research was provided by:
Birmingham Health Partners
Article History
Received: 2 April 2025
Accepted: 11 February 2026
First Online: 24 February 2026
Declarations
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: This study received NHS research ethics approval (REC 23/WM/0242). Informed consent to participate was obtained from all of the participants in the study. The research adhered to the principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki.
: All participants signed a consent form which stated “I give my permission for the research team to use sections of my anonymised transcript within the completed Birmingham Health Partners Seed Fund report and accompanying publications and conference presentations. I understand that any quotations used will be completely anonymised. I understand that I will not be identified in any reports or publications resulting from the study”.
: The authors declare no competing interests.