Tierney, Marie
Byrne, Paula
Whelan, Barbara
Burke, Nikita N.
Creely, Caitriona
Gill, Catherine
Horgan, Mary
Lavis, John N.
Maguire, Teresa
O’Neill, John
Toomey, Elaine
Waddell, Kerry
Devane, Declan
Funding for this research was provided by:
Health Research Board (ESI-2021-001)
Article History
Received: 13 May 2026
Accepted: 19 August 2026
First Online: 1 September 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: An application for the RESSA process evaluation was approved by the University of Galway Research Ethics Committee (Ref: 2024.01.003, Amend 2024.03) on 26 March 2024. Participant information sheets and consent forms were approved during University of Galway's ethics approval process. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to data collection. Participants received detailed information about the study, including its purpose, procedures, potential risks, and benefits.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: TM, CC, and CG are employed by the Health Research Board, which provided funding for this study. MH and JON are employed by the Department of Health. The remaining authors declare no competing interests.