South, Jane
Woodall, James
Stansfield, Jude
Mapplethorpe, Tom
Passey, Andrew
Bagnall, Anne-Marie
Article History
Received: 1 August 2023
Accepted: 13 December 2023
First Online: 2 January 2024
Declarations
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: The study received ethical approval through Leeds Beckett University Ethics process. Ref: 103569.
: Not applicable.
: Authors (JS, JAS, TM) provided public health advice and evidence, as part of their OHID roles, to the government department responsible for the COVID community champions scheme. TM and JAS facilitated and supported learning and development sessions for local programme leads. Authors were not involved in decision-making nor discussions on selection of local authorities nor funding allocation for the government scheme.Since completion of the study, JS received a small grant in 2023 to evaluate a local champion programme included in the synthesis.