Hart, Ruth I.
Sheehan, Christina
Brewin, Debbie
Ayling, Kieran
Vedhara, Kavita
Game, Fran
Lawton, Julia
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR RP-PG-0618-20001)
Article History
Received: 26 May 2025
Accepted: 27 October 2025
First Online: 12 January 2026
Declarations
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: Our research was informed by the Declaration of Helsinki and ethical approval for the work was secured from Wales Research Ethics Committee 3 (references 21/WA/0110 and 22/WA/0053) alongside approval of the associated trials. Participants provided written informed consent at the time of their appointment; this was confirmed verbally before interviews began.
: Not applicable (no clinical details and/or clinical images are presented).
: The authors declare no competing interests.