ACCEA 2011 round

Clinical Excellence Awards

2011 NHS Consultants' Clinical Excellence Awards: If you wish to be considered for a national award (Bronze, Silver, Gold, or Platinum - i.e. Level 9 and above) you are strongly advised to visit the ACCEA website to keep informed and to access the relevant information.

http://www.dh.gov.uk/ab/ACCEA/index.htm

You are strongly recommended to read the application instructions since these include detailed information about the scheme, including eligibility and the steps that must be followed by individuals and nominating bodies such as BAHNO.

The awards for the 2012 round are now expected to be announced in the early autumn.

There is also some very useful additional information provided by the Royal College of Surgeons of England that we recommend you read.

Visit the RCS Eng website at: http://www.rcseng.ac.uk/surgical_awards_and_grants/ACCEA

Please find below an announcement from the ACCEA Chair and Medical Director.  This information will appear on the ACCEA website in the next few days.

2011 Round

ACCEA usually aims to notify successful candidates and publish the list of names on it's website in the summer.  Ministers have indicated that they wish to delay their decision of new awards and renewal applications while they consider the report from the DDRB of its Review.  Therefore, ACCEA will announce the results of the 2011 round in the Autumn at the same time as the Government’s response to the DDRB review is made available.

2012 Round

Part of the remit for the DDRB was to give advice on new awards in 2012.
ACCEA anticipates a decision on this in September. Therefore, the 2012 Round for national awards will have to open later than usual. We are currently preparing on the basis that we would open the round in October and will issue new guidance at this stage. We are not anticipating any changes to processes or procedures in the Employer Based Awards Guide.

We will aim to maintain the closing date of 9 December 2011 for national awards, and is discussing the practicalities of this with the BMA and NHSE.

These forms are on the BAHNO website.

The closing date set by ACCEA for receipt of all applications at all national levels, as well as citations and ranked lists, will be Friday 9 December 2011 at 5pm.

In order to meet this deadline BAHNO will need to follow a strict timetable. Therefore the deadline for the submission of CVQs at all levels to the BAHNO secretariat via email will be noon Friday 30th September.

In accordance with the guidance, BAHNO will be able to submit a ranked list of specialty nominations for national awards. We have been informed that for the 2012 round we can nominate a maximum of:

10 Bronze nominations (Level 9)

4 Silver nominations (Level 10)

3 Gold nominations (Level 11)

The levels at which candidates may apply are as follows:

Candidates without a national award may apply at Bronze level.

Bronze award holders may apply at Silver level.

Silver award holders may apply at Gold level.

Gold award holders may apply at Platinum level.

B Distinction Award holders may apply at Silver and A Distinction may apply at Platinum.

The ranked list will be submitted to the ACCEA, accompanied by citations for the individuals nominated, together with brief details about BAHNO and the process followed for the preparation of its submission (which has to meet certain criteria laid down by ACCEA).

Eligible consultants who wish to be considered for nomination by BAHNO are invited to submit a completed CVQ which must be received via email to secretariat@bahno.org.uk

Please see the forms at the end of this message.

Applications received after the deadline will NOT be considered under any circumstances.

If you submit your CVQ to BAHNO please ensure that you also registered with ACCEA via their website and have received your login and password. If you do not do this the ACCEA system will not allow us to enter a citation or include you on the ranked list even if you have been shortlisted.

You will need to do this once the ACCEA site is accepting CVQ's for the 2012 award round, which should be some time in September 2011.

Advice on completing your CVQ

We have been advised that, in the last round, the ACCEA put great emphasis on:

Honesty
Factual accuracy
Brevity (Short sentences or bullet points rather than longwinded prose!)
Evidence of contributions within the previous 5 years (there is little point in listing your accomplishments over the whole of your career!) Give dates of achievements.
Evidence of team working (not simply the fact that you are a member of an MDT!)
At least 4 Trust discretionary points before consideration for a national Bronze award
Usually at least 10 years in post before consideration for a national Bronze award

MOST IMPORTANT: It is vital that you personally ensure that your entry in the Nominal Roll of consultants on the ACCEA website is accurate.

The BAHNO nomination process

Applications for BAHNO support will be considered by a group comprised of the President, Honorary Secretary, Honorary Treasurer, Honorary Conference Secretary, another member of council, and a lay person. Citations will be written for those individuals whose names are put forward. Citators will be chosen by the ranking panel but will not necessarily be restricted to members of the panel. (Please note that no citations can be written by BAHNO for consultants who are not included on the ranked list)

You are reminded that even if you submit a nomination for consideration by BAHNO it remains your responsibility to ensure that all components of your application are submitted to the ACCEA within the deadlines. BAHNO will only submit citations to ACCEA and will not forward your CVQ. If you do not register with ACCEA we cannot submit a citation for you and you will not be on the ranked list.

Applicants in  Wales must adhere to the same timetable and follow guidance from the Welsh office.  We believe that the Scottish and Northern Ireland processes have been suspended for the 2012 round.

Form A - Application form
Form D - Supplementary form for research and innovation
Form E - Supplementary form for teaching and training
Form F - Supplementary form for the assessment of medical leadership and managing a high quality service