Awards

Advisory Committee on Clinical Excellence Awards (ACCEA) 2011 - England & Wales

The 2011 round of ACCEA will open on 1 September and close on 10 December. Applications must be submitted through the ACCEA online system. BACD members may apply for BACD support in their application. BACD is able to support Bronze (Level 9), Silver (Level 10) and Gold (Level 11) awards candidates directly to ACCEA and also to the RCPCH for inclusion in its process. BACD cannot recommend Platinum candidates. To apply, you must submit Form A and also any other relevant forms. Bronze and Silver candidates may submit ONE supplementary form; Gold candidates may submit up to TWO supplementary forms.

Form A - compulsory for ALL applications
Form D - supplementary form for research & innovation
Form E - supplementary form for teaching & training
Form F - supplementary form for medical leadership and managing a high quality service

You should cut and paste from these forms into the online ACCEA system once it opens on 1 September. Failure to submit your form online to ACCEA will result in your application being not considered by ACCEA. A review panel from the BACD Executive Committee will determine which candidates receive BACD support/ Candidates will be ranked according to the score received, and this will be submitted to ACCEA and RCPCH. The deadline is 5pm on Friday 24 September.

Paul Polani Research Award

Information on how to apply for the 2011 Award will be available towards the end of the year. The Paul Polani Research Award has NIHR Partner Organisation status. Past award winners are:

2010 Award Sleep in Children with Severe Cerebral Palsy- Objective Measurement of the Impact of Botulinum Toxin Hip Injections: Dr Charlie Fairhurst, Suzie Turner, Jane Orgill, Claire Lundy, Mat Blackshaw and Dr Paul Gringras (Evelina Children's Hospital, Guys & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust). The findings of the study will be presented at the 2012 BACD Annual Conference.

2009 Award Respiratory function in children with severe motor disorders using night-time postural equipment: Dr Cathy Hill, Dr Kathryn Padoa, Penny Allen, Pam Shults and Dr Romola Bucks (University of Southampton, Southampton City PCT & University of Western Australia). The findings of the study will be presented at the 2011 BACD Annual Conference.

2008 Award Measuring the efficacy of computer communication intervention for children with cerebral palsy: Dr Jeremy Parr and Katie Price (Wolfson Neurodisability Service, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London). The study was presented at the 2010 BACD Annual Conference.

2007 Award In the inaugural year of the Award, two studies were selected and the findings were presented at the 2009 BACD Annual Conference:

Establishing the Lifestyle Assessment Questionnaire, a measure of participation: H McConachie, EC Jessen and RJ Forsyth (Newcastle University & Northumberland Care Trust).
Predicting the development of intelligible speech by children with cerebral palsy: a pilot study: Dr Lindsay Pennington, Dr Mark Pearce, Prof Allan Colver & Dr Mary Gibson (Newcastle University & Newcastle Hospitals NHS Trust).