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Our Department Values guide how we work together, support each other, and create a positive place to be. They aren’t just words — they influence our wellbeing every day. This blog series invites the winners of our Values Awards to share what their award means to them, and how living these values has shaped their own and others’ wellbeing. In this blog, Stavros Petrou talks about why being Kind and Respectful matters.

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