Noyes, Jane http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4238-5984
Mclaughlin, Leah
Morgan, Karen
Roberts, Abigail
Moss, Bethan
Stephens, Michael
Walton, Phillip
Funding for this research was provided by:
Health and Care Research Wales (1129)
Article History
Received: 11 September 2018
Accepted: 17 June 2019
First Online: 24 June 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The protocol was approved on 23/10/15 by NHS Blood and Transplant Research, Innovation and Technology Advisory Group. This approval included agreement to share anonymised NHS Blood and Transplant data. The study was approved by the Wales Research Ethics Committee 5 NHS research ethics committee (Reference 15/WA/0414 on 25/11/2015) and the NHS Blood and Transplant Research and Development Committee (NHS Blood and Transplant reference: AP-15-02 on 24/11/2015). Participants were provided with an information booklet and time to consider their participation. Written informed consent was obtained; participants were assured of anonymity and that they could disengage at any stage.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.