Peter, Michelle
Abe, Clotilde
Agyepong, Agnes
Awe, Atinuke
Buabeng, Rachael
Daniel, Morgan
Dean, Melissa
Fisher, Jane
Henriques, Sasha
Leeson-Beevers, Kerry
Nelson, Carol
Walters-Lawrence, Shermel
Gurney, Leo
Holt, Siobhan
Lewis, Celine
Shangaris, Panicos
Tapon, Dagmar
Chitty, Lyn S.
Hill, Melissa
Funding for this research was provided by:
THIS Institute, University of Cambridge
NIHR Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research Centre
Article History
Received: 15 December 2025
Accepted: 2 February 2026
First Online: 11 February 2026
Declarations
:
: Ethical approval for this study was given by the Health Research Authority (HRA) and the Health and Care Research Wales (HCRW) on 22 May 2024 (REC Reference: 24/PR/0558). This study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki.All participants were over the age of 18. Informed consent was obtained from all participants to take part in this study and for this information to be published.
: All participants provided written informed consent for participation in the study and for the publication of anonymised data, including de-identified quotations, in line with ethical approval and institutional data governance policies.
: The authors declare no competing interests.