Mou, Liwei
Lau, Yiu-Shing
Burch, Patrick
Whittaker, William
Funding for this research was provided by:
NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Greater Manchester (NIHR-INF-2072, NIHR-INF-2072)
University of Manchester
Article History
Received: 21 November 2024
Accepted: 18 February 2025
First Online: 8 March 2025
Declarations
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: This study used anonymized secondary data from the GP Patient Survey, collected by the NHS, as well as extended access GP data at the practice level, also provided by the NHS. As the data were anonymized and the study did not involve direct interaction with participants, formal ethical approval and informed consent were not required. The use of anonymized data in this study was in accordance with relevant data protection regulations and ethical guidelines for secondary data research, which do not mandate approval from an ethics committee when no personal identifiers are used.
: None applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.