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Authors
McMeekin, Nicola
Brown, Ashley
Best, Catherine
Demou, Evangelia
Leyland, Alastair H.
Bauld, Linda
Loucks, Nancy
Pell, Jill P.
Semple, Sean
Tweed, Emily J.
Woods-Brown, Clair
Hunt, Kate
Boyd, Kathleen A.
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR131613)
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR131613)
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR131613)
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR131613)
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR131613)
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR131613)
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR131613)
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR131613)
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR131613)
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR131613)
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR131613)
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR131613)
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR131613)
Medical Research Council (MC_UU_00022/2)
Medical Research Council (MC_UU_00022/2)
Chief Scientist Office, Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorate (SPHSU17)
Chief Scientist Office, Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorate (SPHSU17)
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Article History
Received: 13 September 2024
Accepted: 13 February 2026
First Online: 18 February 2026
Declarations
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: The overall study obtained ethical approval from the Scottish Prison Service Research Access and Ethics Committee. The health economic analysis also obtained approval from the University of Stirling, General Research Ethics Panel.No individual data was analysed or used in this study, therefore informed consent was not required nor obtained, and this study was conducted in accordance with the principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: NM, AB, CB, ED, AHL, NL, JPP, SS, EJT, CWB, KH, KAB, have no conflicts of interest. LB is Chief Social Policy Adviser to the Scottish Government and Senior Responsible Officer for the place and wellbeing programme (population health). She took up this role, which is a part time secondment from Sept 2021 after the research was conducted.
