COVID-19: Suspension of national Clinical Excellence Awards competition 2020

Due to the unprecedented circumstances with Covid-19 the Advisory Committee for Clinical Excellence Awards has announced that it will be suspending applications for the 2020 national Clinical Excellence Awards. They have made the following statement on 20 March 2020:

The Advisory Committee on Clinical Excellence Awards (ACCEA) has suspended applications for the 2020 competition

The Advisory Committee on Clinical Excellence Awards (ACCEA) is aware of the increasing impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) on all NHS staff.

We know that Royal Colleges, employers, ACCEA committee members and applicants are concerned about the time needed to apply for an award and for employers to sign them off, which may be at the expense of clinical priorities.

We have therefore suspended applications for the 2020 national Clinical Excellence Awards competition. There is now no need to complete an application or for employers to sign off those already submitted.

We will implement contingency plans for new applications. We will also ensure that those whose awards expire in April 2021 are not disadvantaged by being unable to submit a renewal application.

Any applications already drafted will be saved. The online form will remain available until 5pm on Tuesday 24 March so that applicants can download their work.

We will provide further details next week after discussions with ministers and ACCEA committees.

BASHH awaits further information and will post updates as they are received. Meanwhile, please see the ACCEA website for further information https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/advisory-committee-on-clinical-excellence-awards

Elizabeth CarlinSecretary BASHH CEA Committee