Pike, Katie
Reeves, Barnaby C.
Rogers, Chris A.
Article History
Received: 2 June 2021
Accepted: 18 January 2022
First Online: 6 February 2022
Declarations
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: The authors confirm that all methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations.We considered the survey to be a service evaluation. According to the UK Health Research Authority guidance ExternalRef removed) service evaluations do not need ethical approval. We believe this sort of study comes under section 2.3.14 of the UK NHS Governance arrangements for research ethics committees: 2020 edition (GAfREC_Final_v2.1_July_2021_Final.pdf). Written informed consent was not obtained. The survey was entirely optional. Completion constituted consent to take part in the study, and no further consent forms were collected.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.