Lamptey, Roberta http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4260-9442
Davies, Melanie J. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9987-9371
Khunti, Kamlesh http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2343-7099
Schreder, Sally
Stribling, Bernie
Hadjiconstantinou, Michelle http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2827-0988
Funding for this research was provided by:
Global Challenges Research Fund
International Research Development Fund ODA
University of Leicester
Article History
Received: 10 February 2022
Accepted: 22 July 2022
First Online: 5 August 2022
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was provided by the Ghana Health Service Ethics Review Committee (protocol ID no: GHS-ERC 009/11/20) and the Institutional Review Board of KBTH (protocol ID no: KBTH-IRB 000175/2021).Written informed consent was obtained from each participant.This research was carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations.
: Consent for publication was obtained from individuals included in the images.This study did not recruit research participants, therefore informed consent was not applicable.
: MJD and KK are the principal investigators on the DESMOND programme (Diabetes education and self-management for people with newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetes). The University Hospitals of Leicester (UHL) NHS Trust receives licensing fees to support implementation of the DESMOND programme in Clinical Commissioning Groups in the UK, Ireland, and Australia.KK, MJD, MH are supported by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration East Midlands (ARC EM) and the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC). MJD, SS, BS, KK and MH are actively engaged in research and have previously received grants for DESMOND from NIHR, Medical Research Council, and Diabetes UK to develop and test Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support programmes such as DESMOND.RL has no conflicts of interest to declare.