Dodd, Steven https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9421-2941
Khan, Koser https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0473-6552
Gill, Bethany https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8104-3955
Panagaki, Katerina https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0383-4890
Doherty, Alison https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3593-8069
Garrett, Hilary https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3972-7989
Cloke, Jane https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6332-9186
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR200182)
Article History
Received: 10 November 2025
Accepted: 26 April 2026
First Online: 23 May 2026
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was granted by the Lancaster University Faculty of Health and Medicine Research Ethics Committee (September 2023). All participants received an information sheet and provided informed consent prior to participation, including consent to audio-recording and use of anonymised quotations.
: Participants consented to publication of anonymised quotations. No identifiable personal data are included.
: During this evaluation, the authors were employed by UK universities in posts funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration North West Coast (ARC NWC). ARC NWC funds and hosts the Community Research and Engagement Network (CoREN) evaluated in this article. The authors have no other competing interests to declare.