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Boadu, Paul https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9712-4760
McLaughlin, Leah https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0185-6639
Noyes, Jane https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4238-5984
O’Neill, Stephen https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0022-0500
Al-Haboubi, Mustafa https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9847-2206
Williams, Lorraine https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4188-3949
Bostock, Jennifer https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9261-9350
Mays, Nicholas https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9808-8466
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Received: 15 November 2023
Accepted: 22 October 2024
First Online: 21 November 2024
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: This study was part of a broader national evaluation of the evolving organ donation system in England following the introduction of a soft-opt out policy in May 2020 []. For the qualitative component, informed written consent was sought before each interview. The quantitative data was anonymized and collected independently of the research team, informed individual consent was not required, but a data sharing agreement was put in place between NHSBT and LSHTM for use of the data. The respondents to the quantitative survey had a written consent with the survey organization. Ethical approval for the study was obtained from the LSHTM research ethics committee (Ref:26427) and HRA (Ref: 21/NW/0151). This research conforms to the provision of the Declaration of Helsinki and followed the STROBE guidelines for cross-sectional studies in conducting and reporting the research.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
