Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute for Health Research (RP-DG-1212-10014)
Article History
Received: 9 August 2017
Accepted: 7 June 2018
First Online: 22 June 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Approval for the survey as a service evaluation was gained via Bart’s Health NHS Trust (Reg. No. 6131). Ethical approval for the patient interviews was obtained from the Health Research Authority NRES Committee East of England, REC reference: 15/EE/0198 IRAS project ID 168246. Participants provided fully informed, written consent.
: Not applicable.
: MD: No competing interests to declare. AK, PW, GE: Subsequent to this paper, we have been funded to run a trial that relates to quality of life: SUrvivors Rehabilitation Evaluation after CANcer (SURECAN), NIHR Programme Grant. PW: is a member of the Independent Medical Experts Group, which advises the UK Ministry of Defence regarding its Armed Forces Compensation Scheme. He also does consultancy work for a re-insurance company.
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