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The main topics of the focus group schedule were:<br />

1) Exploring students’ feelings about experiencing an abrupt end to radiography placement<br />

and missed hours within clinical placement.<br />

2) Investigating any thoughts or comments in relation to completing remote or online<br />

learning.<br />

3) Discussing any concerns relating to returning to placement during the <strong>COVID</strong>-<strong>19</strong> pandemic.<br />

Participants were selected from the 2018 cohort of radiography students at UWE. These were<br />

the students on placement when the first UK lockdown commenced. They had the required<br />

experience needed to answer the set questions and recordings were made of their<br />

discussions. The recordings were transcribed verbatim and then the Braun and Clarke 10<br />

framework for thematic analysis was utilised, as this is a widely recognised approach. The<br />

method is flexible and capable of providing a rich and detailed account of focus group data.<br />

Results<br />

The data from the transcriptions were analysed and themes and subthemes emerged. To<br />

understand the main issues the data was organised into pictorial mind maps:<br />

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