Kousha, Obaid
Kousha, Zubaid
Paddle, Jonathan
Article History
Received: 23 February 2017
Accepted: 15 December 2017
First Online: 16 January 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study was registered as a quality improvement project with the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust Research and Development office, and as such, the requirement for ethical approval of the study and written informed consent was waived by the Trust’s ethics committee. Patients without capacity were assessed based on the principle of best interest. When a patient had capacity and/or a relative was present, the project was explained and verbal consent was obtained for the assessment.
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