Hall, Charlotte E.
Brooks, Samantha K.
Potts, Henry W.W
Greenberg, Neil
Weston, Dale
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit (NIHR200890, NIHR200890, NIHR200890, NIHR200890)
Article History
Received: 3 May 2024
Accepted: 23 July 2024
First Online: 7 August 2024
Declarations
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: Study 1 was approved by the King’s College London Ethics Committee, reference number: HR/DP-21/22-26693. Informed consent to participate was obtained from all participants in the study. Study 2 secondary data analysis did not require ethical approval, consent to use the anonymised data for publication purposes was provided was the owners.
: All participants in study 1 engaged with a Participant Information Sheet which informed them of the researchers’ intent to publish the findings in a PhD thesis and research publications. All participants provided consent for the following: “<i>I understand that confidentiality and anonymity will be maintained</i>,<i> and it will not be possible to identify me in any research outputs.</i>”. For study 2, consent to use the anonymised data for publication purposes was provided was the owners.
: DW and CEH have worked within the UK Government. NG, SKB and HWWP have history of working collaboratively with the UK Government. All authors have experience of working from home whilst contributing to the COVID-19 response. During the initial stages of the pandemic, NG ran the mental health strategy at the London Nightingale Hospital and subsequently contributed to the mental health plans for various government departments.
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