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Author contribution
JS & LH: Project lead, Project conception, Study design, Data collection, Data analysis and interpretation, writing of manuscript, reviewing manuscript, editing of manuscript
AS: Administrative support, Reviewing manuscript
JG & YO: Conception of project, Study design, Reviewing manuscript, Supervision of manuscript
AF & HS & MM: Data collection, Data analysis and interpretation, Editing of manuscript, Administrative support
SS: Study design, Data collection, Editing of manuscript, Reviewing manuscript, Supervision of manuscript
IC: Study design, Data collection, Data analysis and interpretation, Editing of manuscript, Reviewing manuscript, Supervision of manuscript
Funding
No funding was required for this project
Conflict of Interests statement
The authors have no conflict of interest to declare. Indranil Chakravorty (IC), is an honorary members of BAPIO Institute for Health Research, Bedford, UK. BAPIO is a national professional body of multi-professional health care workers in the UK since 1996 (https://www.bapio.co.uk/).
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank the Postgraduate Medical Education centre at St. George’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for their help with the administration of this project.