Stannard, Sebastian https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6139-1020
Berrington, Ann https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1683-6668
Ziauddeen, Nida https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8964-5029
Fraser, Simon D. S. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4172-4406
Paranjothy, Shantini
Owen, Rhiannon K. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5977-376X
Alwan, Nisreen A. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4134-8463
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR203988)
Article History
Received: 22 April 2025
Accepted: 21 October 2025
First Online: 18 November 2025
Declarations
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: Ethics approval for the MELD-B project was obtained from the University of Southampton Faculty of Medicine Ethics committee (ERGO II Reference 66810). BCS70 ethical review and consent process has been documented by the Centre for Longitudinal Studies and can be found here—Microsoft Word—COVERS BCS70 Ethical review and consent.doc.
: Not applicable.
: RKO is a member of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Technology Appraisal Committee, member of the NICE Decision Support Unit (DSU) and associate member of the NICE Technical Support Unit (TSU). She has served as a paid consultant to the pharmaceutical industry and international reimbursement agencies, providing unrelated methodological advice. She reports teaching fees from the Association of British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI).