Vusirikala, Amoolya
Yanshi,
Robin, Charlotte
Rowell, Sam
Dabke, Girija
Fox, Georgina
Bell, Jade
Manuel, Rohini
Jenkins, Claire
Love, Nicola K
McCarthy, Noel
Sumilo, Dana
Balasegaram, Sooria
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Health Protection Research Unit in Gastrointestinal Infections
Article History
Received: 30 October 2023
Accepted: 24 July 2024
First Online: 21 August 2024
Declarations
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: UKHSA has legal permission, provided by Regulation 3 of The Health Service (Control of Patient Information) Regulations 2002 to collect confidential patient information () under Sect. 3(i) (a) to (c), 3(i)(d) (i) and (ii) and 3(3) as part of its responsibility to diagnose, recognise trends, control, prevent, monitor and manage communicable diseases and other risks to public health in the population. As this work is covered by Regulation 3 it fell outside the remit for ethical review by the UKHSA Research Ethics and Governance Group. The informed consent has been waived by the UKHSA Research Ethics and Governance Group. All data were collected within statutory approvals granted to UK Health Security Agency for infectious disease surveillance and control. Information was held securely and in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018 and Caldicott guidelines.
: Not applicable.
: The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial conflicts of interest to disclose.