Sykes, Michael https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2039-7397
Thomson, Richard
Kolehmainen, Niina
Allan, Louise
Finch, Tracy
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute for Health Research (DRF-2016-09-028)
Article History
Received: 20 October 2020
Accepted: 3 March 2021
First Online: 12 March 2021
Declarations
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: All participants gave consent to participate. Written informed consent was sought from potential participants for interviews and one-to-one observations. For observations of groups, information was given in advance to the Chair of the meeting or senior member of the group, with a request to distribute it to all members. This information included details about the study aims, methods, risks and benefits, and how participants were able to have their data excluded from the study. The project, including the approach to consent, was approved by Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences Ethics Committee (Application: 01266/12984/2017).
: Not applicable.
: No competing interests to declare