Sykes, Michael http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2039-7397
O’Halloran, Elaine
Mahon, Lucy
McSharry, Jenny
Allan, Louise
Thomson, Richard
Finch, Tracy
Kolehmainen, Niina
Funding for this research was provided by:
Research Trainees Coordinating Centre (DRF-2016-09-028)
National Institute for Health Research (Applied Research Collaboration South West Peninsula, Applied Research Collaboration North East North Cumbria)
Article History
Received: 22 December 2021
Accepted: 20 June 2022
First Online: 8 July 2022
Declarations
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: All participants gave consent to participate. Written informed consent was sought from potential participants for interviews and one-to-one observations. For observations of groups, information was given in advance to the Chair of the meeting or senior member of the group, with a request to distribute it to all members. This information included details about the study aims, methods, risks and benefits, and how participants were able to have their data excluded from the study. The project was approved by Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences Ethics Committee (Application: 01266/12984/2017) (phases 1–4) and the National University of Ireland (Galway) Ethics Committee (Phase 6).
: Not applicable.
: During the work to describe the national audit of dementia (phase 1), MS became the quality improvement lead for the National Diabetes Audit. There are no other competing interests to declare.