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Open, honest and transparent

• Being open and honest about any personal and institutional agendas.
• Being open and honest about how and why decisions are made.
• Being open and honest about what we are doing, including how we do it.
• Being transparent about what we can and can't do - not overpromising.

Reflective, responsive and adaptable

• Being aware of the limitations of our own knowledge and capability, and embrace a culture of continuous learning.
• Ensuring we make time for reflection before we act.
• Actively questioning our assumptions and judgements.

Addressing power dynamics

• Acknowledging and reflecting on our position of power as individuals.
• Trying to address power imbalances and hierarchies through our ways of working.
• Being supported to question and challenge the way things are done.
• Being brave and forging solutions to challenges that we face, and developing our ways of working to assist us in reaching these solutions.
• We act equitably, valuing and including diversity of knowledge, experience, and perspectives.

Compassionate

• Build trusting relationships through open communication and respect.
• Being sensitive to the people we involve in what we do and mindful of the stigma they may face/trauma they may have and acting accordingly.
• Striving to ensure the of everyone involved in what we do.
• Being kind to ourselves and others if mistakes are made.

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The NIHR Policy Research Unit in Reproductive Health is part of the NIHR and hosted by UCL.Ìý