Snooks, Helen
Khanom, Ashrafunnesa
Ballo, Rokia
Bower, Peter
Checkland, Katherine
Ellins, Jo
Ford, Gary A
Locock, Louise
Walshe, Kieran
Article History
Received: 8 February 2023
Accepted: 30 May 2023
First Online: 12 June 2023
Declarations
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: We confirm that ethics approval was deemed unnecessary according to UK regulations, as reflected in University processes delineated in the subsequent text. The UoM online ethics review tool was used to review if any ethical approvals were needed for our consultation. They confirmed that institutional ethical review was not required as:•The data is completely anonymous with no personal information being collected (apart from their name, their publicly available contact details and a record of consent);•The data is not considered to be sensitive or confidential in nature;•The issues being researched are not likely to upset or disturb participants;•Vulnerable or dependant groups are not included;•There is no risk of possible disclosures or reporting obligations.All participants were made aware in the information provided with the questionnaire that completing the questionnaire was voluntary. That by proceeding to take part in the questionnaire, they were providing informed consent. That all information would be anonymised and no identifiable data would be reported in the paper.
: All participants were made aware that information denoted in subsequent research articles would be anonymised so that no identifiable information would be reported in the paper. It was made clear that by participating in the questionnaire, participants were consenting to the publication of findings. Specific consent was not applicable to this study.
: The authors declare no competing interests.