Lewis, Catherine
Johnson, Sheena
Hartwig, Angelique
Ubido, Janet
Coleman, Anna
Gartland, Nicola
Kamal, Atiya
Gaokar, Amit
Armitage, Christopher J.
Fishwick, David
van Tongeren, Martie
Funding for this research was provided by:
Health and Safety Executive (HSE reference number; 1.11.4.3941, HSE reference number; 1.11.4.3941, HSE reference number; 1.11.4.3941, HSE reference number; 1.11.4.3941, HSE reference number; 1.11.4.3941, HSE reference number; 1.11.4.3941, HSE reference number; 1.11.4.3941, HSE reference number; 1.11.4.3941)
Article History
Received: 3 October 2022
Accepted: 20 April 2023
First Online: 21 June 2023
Declarations
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: The ethics approval for the study was waived by the University of Manchester’s ethics committee.Prior to commencing the research, we used the University of Manchester’s ethics decision tool which informed us that no ethical approval was required for this study. We also directly contacted the University of Manchester’s Research Ethics Manager for additional confirmation of this.The University of Manchester does not require formal ethical review for interviews with participants on subjects deemed to be within their professional competence, providing that the subject matter is limited to topics that are strictly within the professional competence of the participants. In addition, data must be anonymous and not sensitive or confidential in nature, the issues being researched must not be likely to upset or disturb participants, vulnerable or dependant groups must not be included in the research, and there must be no risk of possible disclosures or reporting obligations. Researchers are required to check that their research conforms to the above requirements using an online tool (please follow the link below to see this): .All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations.
: was obtained from all subjects.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.