Our Values and Principles

Our Values and Principles are what you can expect from us. The core values of CICS and its partners are to work as an effective team to provide the best family-centred care.

In line with these values, the following principles will guide us:

• Our aim is to provide high quality clinical care as well as emotional and practical support to children and their families.
• We will provide family-centred care.
• Our services and care will be age appropriate.
• We will always talk to children and their families to ensure that we are all in agreement about decisions made.
• We will identify and meet the needs of the individual child and family.
• We recognise that this can be a difficult time for children and their families. We will develop ways to reduce distress for our patients and their families wherever possible.
• We will offer children / families the opportunity to take part in appropriate clinical trials.
• We will actively participate in or contribute to a range of laboratory and clinical research projects that aim to improve the outcome for children and their families in the future.
• We will work with community care providers to optimise services for the care of children and their families.
• We recognise and support our staff and help them gain the skills and support they need to enable them to offer the best care for children and families.