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Using Health Impact Assessment (HIA) to identify the potential health, wellbeing and equity impacts of a proposed national lung cancer screening programme in Wales

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-28999-2

Published Online: 2026-08-15

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Authors

Green, Liz

Ashton, Kathryn

Lyddon, Catrin

Sharp, Jennifer

Shanbhag, Savita

Ramessur-Marsden, Heather

Coslett, Chris

Khaw, Fu-Meng
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Article History

Received: 26 February 2026

Accepted: 10 August 2026

First Online: 15 August 2026

Declarations

Ethics approval and consent to participate: Ethics approval was not required for this study as per guidance from the NHS Health Research Association ethics decision tool and guidance from the Public Health Wales Research and Development Office. All processes undertaken adhered to the Declaration of Helsinki. This study posed no potential risk to the individuals participating. All participants in the Health Impact Assessment provided their informed consent before participating and all information provided was kept anonymous. All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations.

Consent for publication: Not applicable.

Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.

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