ter Avest, Ewoud
Kocierz, Laura
Alvarez, Cristian
Hurst, Tom
Ballard, Daniel
Lockey, David J.
Christian, Michael D.
Perkins, Zane B.
Article History
Received: 11 September 2025
Accepted: 2 October 2025
First Online: 13 November 2025
Declarations
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: The project met local criteria for, and was registered as a service evaluation, waiving the need for full ethics committee oversight in alignment with UK Health Research Authority guidance. The study protocol was prospectively registered (UIN: researchregistry6529) [ ] and received approval from the institutional Clinical Effectiveness Unit (Registration number: 10445, Bart’s Health NHS Trust).
: The authors declare no competing interests.