Funding for this research was provided by:
Health Services and Delivery Research Programme (16/48/07)
Article History
Received: 21 June 2022
Accepted: 1 September 2023
First Online: 29 September 2023
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was obtained from North West- Greater Manchester East Research Ethics Committee (ref: 17/NW/0426). We obtained informed written consent from all respondents prior to data collection. Before taking part, respondents confirmed that they had read the participant information sheet and had the opportunity to ask questions and have them answered satisfactorily. Respondents confirmed that they understood participation was voluntary and they were free to withdraw from the study at any time without giving a reason. Respondents gave permission for interviews to be digitally audio-recorded, transcribed by a University of Manchester approved transcription company and be securely stored.
: We obtained informed written consent from all respondents to publish anonymised data (i.e. in the form of short quotes) to be used in reports and other publications, in order to illustrate the findings of the study. No personally identifiable data are included in this manuscript.
: The authors declares that they have no competing financial or non-financial interests.