Kierkegaard, Patrick
Micocci, Massimo
McLister, Anna
Tulloch, John S. P.
Parvulescu, Paula
Gordon, Adam L.
Buckle, Peter
Article History
Received: 30 April 2021
Accepted: 30 September 2021
First Online: 25 October 2021
Declarations
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: This study was approved as a service evaluation by Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (ICHNT)—registration no. 471, who and provided authorization for this Service Evaluation to commence. Furthermore, the NHS Health Research Authority decision tool (HRA 2018) was used to determine that the project was a service evaluation [CitationRef removed]. As such, ethical opinion was not sought from a REC and not required according to the National Research Ethics Service Guidelines [CitationRef removed]. All data was collected and stored in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. All participants were offered an information sheet and were informed about the aims of the study, privacy, and the right to withdraw from the project. Participants were offered the opportunity to discuss the study prior and both informed written and verbal consent was obtained prior to the interviews taking place.
: Not Applicable.
: PK, MM, AM, ALG, and PB have nothing to declare. JSPT has been contracted to provide epidemiological support to Liverpool City Council during the COVID-19 pandemic. PP is employed by Liverpool City Council.