Tweed, Emily J. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6659-812X
Rodgers, Mark
Priyadarshi, Saket
Crighton, Emilia
Funding for this research was provided by:
Medical Research Council (MC_UU_12017/13, MC_UU_12017/15)
Chief Scientist Office (SPHSU13, SPHSU15)
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Glasgow City Alcohol and Drugs Partnership
Article History
Received: 20 December 2017
Accepted: 18 June 2018
First Online: 4 July 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: This study was undertaken as part of routine service monitoring and quality improvement activity by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and Glasgow City Alcohol and Drugs Partnership, so specific ethical approval was not required.All stakeholders who participated in interviews and focus groups gave verbal informed consent prior to participation. Verbal (rather than written) consent was chosen given the nature of the project as a routine quality improvement initiative, and for practical reasons in the case of focus groups. Participant consent was recorded in the transcripts of the interviews and focus groups. For stakeholders who participated in the online engagement exercise, the survey included an information page and contact details in case of any queries, and participants were asked to select from a series of options as to their consent to participate and their willingness to be directly quoted in any publications.
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