Freeman, Karoline http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9963-2918
Willis, Brian H.
Ryan, Ronan
Taylor-Phillips, Sian http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1841-4346
Clarke, Aileen
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute for Health Research (DRF-2016-09-038, NIHR-CDF-2016-09-018)
Medical Research Council (MR/N007999/1)
NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) West Midlands
Article History
Received: 3 March 2022
Accepted: 24 June 2022
First Online: 12 July 2022
Declarations
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: Access to THIN was through a sublicence granted to the University of Birmingham. THIN has received Research Ethics Committee approval by the NHS South-East Multicentre Ethics Committee for research as a whole. Scientific Review Committees (SRCs) have been established to review THIN study protocols for scientific merit and feasibility. This project was given approval by the SRC (SRC Reference Number 17THIN089) on 23rd October 2017. Participant consent was not required since data were fully anonymised for researchers. The study was carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations at the University of Warwick.
: Not applicable.
: All authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form at ExternalRef removed and declare: KF was funded by the NIHR through a doctoral research fellowship. AC is partly supported by NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) West Midlands. STP is funded by the NIHR through a career development fellowship (NIHR-CDF-2016-09-018). BHW is funded by an MRC Clinician Scientist Fellowship award (MR/N007999/1). RR has nothing to declare.