Hall, Charlotte E.
Brooks, Samantha K.
Greenberg, Neil
Weston, Dale
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit (NIHR200890)
Article History
Received: 26 July 2024
Accepted: 4 November 2025
First Online: 28 November 2025
Declarations
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: This study did not require ethical approval, in line with King’s College London’s ‘ Is my project Research , Service Evaluation or Audit? ’ tool. This was also corroborated by the Health Research Authority ‘ is my project research? ’ Decision tool [ ]. All experts consented to take part in the Delphi study and were free to withdraw at any stage. Experts remained anonymous throughout the Delphi process and are only acknowledged below if they provided consent to be a named contributor.
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: DW and CEH both work within the UK Government. NG and SKB have history of working collaboratively with the UK Government. All authors have experience of working from home whilst contributing to the COVID-19 response. During the initial stages of the pandemic, NG ran the mental health strategy at the London Nightingale Hospital and subsequently contributed to the mental health plans for various government departments.