Smith, Nick https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9793-6988
Charles, Alison https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5454-7410
Abrahamson, Vanessa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1169-9457
Mikelyte, Rasa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2772-8240
Trapp, Olivia https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9236-231X
Zhang, Wenjing https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1810-791X
Hashem, Ferhana https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2544-1350
Potts, John
Walton, Georgina
Towers, Ann-Marie https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3597-1061
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Health Services and Delivery Research (HS&DR) programme (NIHR131373)
Article History
Received: 8 October 2025
Accepted: 12 January 2026
First Online: 14 February 2026
Declarations
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: Ethical review and approval for this study was granted by Staff Review Committee, Division for the Study of Law, Society, and Social Justice, The University of Kent. The study was approved on 10/10/2022 reference number 0708. Informed consent was obtained from all of the participants in the study.
: Not applicable.
: Authors and participants were all members of the Kent Research Partnership.