The BSBMTCT ACCEA , now re-named National Clinical Impact Awards (NCIAs) subcommittee was formed in August 2008 to support BSBMTCT members making applications for national clinical excellence awards. This process enables the BSBMTCT to recognise, in an appropriate way, the contributions of haematologists and transplant physicians who have furthered the cause of stem cell transplantation in the UK and have promoted the work of the BSBMTCT.

BSBMTCT NCIA SC Communication from Chair, Prof. Gordon Cook  – 17th March 2023

Dear Colleagues,

You will have heard that the ACCIA have decided that Membership Organisations such as the BSBMTCT are no longer able to provide citation support from 2023. The BSBMTCT are however still able to provide support and offer guidance on the application process from an unlimited number of applicants. Applicants are also able to approach as many of these Membership Organisations as the wish.

This is the guidance from the ACCIA:

From March 2023, National Clinical Impact Awards (NCIA) scheme applications will no longer include rankings and citations from national nominating organisations.

 Applicants will now be able to seek guidance from any number of relevant membership organisations (MOs) they wish to approach.

 MOs may review draft applications, providing pointers and advice, but must not edit or critique the text directly, as the application must be written solely by the applicant. The Advisory Committee on Clinical Impact Awards (ACCIA) will use standard academic software to assess applications to detect plagiarism or repetition.

More information can be found at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/the-2023-national-clinical-impact-awards-round-is-now-open

The 2023 round has opened on the 10^th March and closes on 5pm the 5^th May 2023.

The BSBMTCT NCIA Sub Committee are therefore inviting anyone that wishes to receive guidance on the ACCIA process to contact Julia.lee@kcl.ac.uk who will coordinate the process.

With Best Wishes,

Professor Gordon Cook, Chair of BSBMTCT NCIA Sub Committee

Update from the Advisory Committee on Clinical Impact Awards (February 2023): 

From March 2023, National Clinical Impact Awards (NCIA) scheme applications will no longer include rankings and citations from national nominating organisations.

Applicants will now be able to seek guidance from any number of relevant membership organisations (MOs) they wish to approach.

MOs may review draft applications, providing pointers and advice, but must not edit or critique the text directly, as the application must be written solely by the applicant. The Advisory Committee on Clinical Impact Awards (ACCIA) will use standard academic software to assess applications to detect plagiarism or repetition.

More information can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/advisory-committee-on-clinical-impact-awards

Recent Announcement for the 2023 ACCIA Awards Round:  

The 2023 National Clinical Impact Awards will open for applications on 10th March and will close at 5pm on 5th May 2023.

Membership of BSBMTCT NCIAs Committee

The current 2023 committee is as follows:

• Prof Gordon Cook (BSBMTCT ACCEA Committee Chair)
• Prof John Snowden (BSBMTCT President)
• Dr Charles Crawley (BSBMTCT member with or without a national award)
• Dr Fiona Dignan (BSBMTCT member with or without a national award)
• Prof Rob Wynn (Paediatric Representative)
• Dr Andrew Clark (BSBMTCT member with or without a national award)
• Julia Lee (Administrator and non-voting member)

Evidence of Excellence

The BSBMTCT NCIAs Sub-Committee is particularly interested in candidates who can demonstrate any of the below criteria

• Publication of BMT related papers in high impact scientific journals
• Contributions to transplantation nationally and internationally eg work with BSBMTCT, the European BMT Group and the Center for International BMT Research
• Obtaining BMT related grants from major authorities
• Involvement as PI or CoPI in BMT related trials
• Research that pushes the boundaries of BMT eg different donor sources, new therapies for infection, making transplantation safer
• Being able to show that the applicant has a national or international reputation and that the applicant’s clinical or scientific opinion is sought
• Work towards improving education in BMT nationally and internationally
• Being able to show that the applicant’s BMT unit obtains excellent results
• Being able to demonstrate innovations which have contributed to the development of BMT practice

Contacts and Queries

If you have any queries about the BSBMTCT NCIAs Sub Committee please get in touch with either Prof Gordon Cook (BSBMTCT NCIAs Committee Chair) at gordoncook@nhs.net  or the Administrator (Committee Administrator) at julia.lee@kcl.ac.uk