Table 1.

What change can I make now?

Research Integrity and Governance	Act consistently in alignment with the principles and values of research integrity. Be aware of local and wider research integrity and governance policies and act in alignment with those.
	Senior investigators: lead by example.
Equity and Inclusivity	When reporting research: •comprehensively report sample characteristics •adopt inclusive language, •use accurate interpretations of constructs of race, ethnicity, sex and gender •clearly make and report efforts to promote diversity and inclusion of study samples
Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement	Engage diverse potential patient and public partners before the project begins and involve them throughout the process.
	Plan PPIE at the very start (conception and planning) of the research process. Clearly report PPIE.
Methodological Rigour	Ensure the aims and questions of research are clearly conceptualised and communicated.
	Choose appropriate research designs for the research question.
	Provide adequate detail to reproduce study methodology.
Transparency and Openness	Pre-register your research, regardless of design.
	Update registrations with modifications to plans and results.
Balanced Communication	Report all planned results regardless of the findings.
	Consider the range of possible alternative interpretations as well as study limitations in your interpretation of study findings.
Data Authenticity	Draw attention to any errors in your work and issue corrections in a full, transparent and timely fashion.

Reproduced with permission from O’Connell et al. (22).