Newby, Katie
Howlett, Neil
Wagner, Adam P.
Lloyd, Nigel
Freethy, Imogen
Bontoft, Charis
Fakoya, Olujoke
Jackson, Shelley
Jackson, Carla
Wills, Wendy
McKibben, Mary-Ann
Petherick, Annie
Brown, Katherine E.
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR131573, NIHR131573, NIHR131573, NIHR131573, NIHR131573, NIHR131573, NIHR131573, NIHR131573, NIHR131573)
Article History
Received: 23 March 2023
Accepted: 16 January 2025
First Online: 1 February 2025
Declarations
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: All participants provided informed consent prior to data collection. Ethical approval was granted by the University of Hertfordshire’s Health Science Technology and Engineering Ethics Committee with Delegated Authority (ECDA; Protocol number: aLMS/SF/UH/04546(3). This study was conducted according to the principles expressed in the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: This PHIRST evaluation was initiated following submission of an expression of interest to the funder by Public Health Wales, with partnership working between this initiator and the research team encouraged by the funder. MAM and AP are employed by Public Health Wales and have strategic oversight of NERS. They are included as co-authors to fairly reflect their involvement in conceiving the research and supporting preparation of the manuscript. There was no undue influence by MAM or AP in any aspect of the research and all study conclusions were reached independently. Other authors declare that they have no competing interests.