NHS consultant doctors, dentists and academic GPs can now register on the ACCIA portal.
Due to technical issues, applicants are currently unable to start applications on the portal.
A new timetable including deadlines for the 2023 application window will be released shortly.
The applicants guide is for NHS consultant doctors, dentists and academic GPs applying for a new national Clinical Impact Award in 2023.
The employers guide is to help employers who are supporting an application for an award. The assessors guide is for anyone assessing applications for a national Clinical Impact Award.
The updated assessors guide will be published shortly.
Published 9 February 2018 Last updated 8 March 2023 +show all updates
Updated the call-out box to note that applications on the portal cannot currently be started due to technical issues.
The applicants and employers guides have been updated to include an annex on transition and reversion arrangements for national Clinical Excellence Awards holders. In the applicants guide, part 4 (applying for a new award) has been updated to include information about what happens if an applicant decides not to continue their application, decides not to take up an award, or fails to re-apply. The applicants quick guide has been updated to include further information on the 2023 awards round, including the timetable and changes to the application process being introduced from 2023 onwards.
Update to 'Applicants' guide: 2023 awards round'. Part 4 - applying for a new award has been amended to clarify how subsequent applications by successful and unsuccessful individuals are handled.
Updated the 'Employers' guide' for the 2023 awards round to reflect the discontinuation of the nominating organisation process, best practice from the 2022 round, and changes to rules regarding pensions, which will implemented from 1 April 2023.
'Nominators' guide: 2022 awards round' removed. 'Applicants' guide: 2022 awards round' amended to reflect the discontinuation of the nominating organisation process. Also, updated the guidance to include best practice from the 2022 awards round; and to reflect changes to rules regarding pensions, which will be implemented from 1 April 2023.
Clarified information on the transitional arrangements in England, with updates made to clarify eligibility for Less Than Full Time applicants.
