About the Authors
- Hugh MacPherson
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* E-mail: hugh.macpherson@york.ac.uk
Affiliation Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, United Kingdom
- Liz Newbronner
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Affiliations Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, United Kingdom, Firefly Research & Evaluation, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
- Ruth Chamberlain
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Affiliation Firefly Research & Evaluation, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
- Stewart J. Richmond
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Affiliation Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, United Kingdom
- Harriet Lansdown
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Affiliation Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, United Kingdom
- Sara Perren
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Affiliation Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, United Kingdom
- Ann Hopton
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Affiliation Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, United Kingdom
- Karen Spilsbury
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Affiliation Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, United Kingdom
Competing Interests
Liz Newbronner and Ruth Chamberlain worked for Firefly Research & Evaluation and were commissioned by the Department of Health Sciences, University of York, to conduct the interviews and work with the authors to analyse the data and prepare this manuscript. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: HM LN RC SR HL SP AH KS. Performed the experiments: LN RC. Analyzed the data: HM LN RC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HM LN RC KS. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: HM LN RC. Revision of the manuscript: HM LN RC SR HL SP AH KS.