Tallentire, Victoria Ruth https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9178-1425
McColgan-Smith, Scott
Stewart, Fiona
McIntyre, Seonaid
Smith, Samantha Eve https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1892-6365
Funding for this research was provided by:
NHS Education for Scotland
Article History
Received: 8 October 2025
Accepted: 18 January 2026
First Online: 6 February 2026
Declarations
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: Ethical approval for this study was granted by the NHS Education for Scotland Research Ethics Committee (approval numbers NES/Res/13/20/Ph and NES/Res/30/22/Pharm). All study participants were volunteers and received information about the study before consenting. Participants completed a written consent form and were free to leave the study at any time up to data analysis, without providing a reason.
: All participants gave consent for anonymised publication of quotes.
: SES is an editorial board member of Advances in Simulation and VRT is an Associate Editor of Advances in Simulation.