Anderson, Michael https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8454-4640
Pitchforth, Emma
Vallance-Owen, Andrew
Mossialos, Elias
Millner, Paul
Fistein, Jon
Funding for this research was provided by:
Private Healthcare Information Network
Article History
Received: 4 April 2022
Accepted: 14 September 2022
First Online: 23 September 2022
Declarations
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: This study focused on healthcare staff and all participants were interviewed in their professional capacity. Based on advice on Health Research Authority we did not need to seek NHS Research Ethical Committee (REC) approval for this study as it was deemed as service evaluation. Throughout this study and subsequent write-up, researchers followed the London School of Economics and Political Science Code of Research Conduct.
: Consent was obtained from participants both in writing and verbally before being interviewed.
: JF is chief medical officer of PHIN, and AVO is chair of PHIN. Neither JF nor AVO took part in any interviews. Remaining authors have no competing interests to declare.