Our governance

The roles, responsibilities and membership of ACCIA's committees.

Main committee

The Advisory Committee on Clinical Impact Awards’ (ACCIA) main committee establishes the criteria for assessing candidates and administers the process for judging nominations. It also advises on which NHS consultants and academic GPs should receive awards and provides quality control. Members of the main committee also sit on the platinum committee.

Members

  • Dr Stuart Dollow, Chair
  • Professor Kevin Davies, Medical Director

Professional members

  • Iqbal Singh, Consultant in Medicine for Elderly, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
  • Naeem Soomro, Honorary Professor of Urology, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Lay members

  • Jane Norman, Executive Dean at the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Bristol (representing Universities UK)
  • MaryAnn Ferreux, Medical Director, Kent, Surrey and Sussex Academic Health Science Network
  • Jon Cohen, Emeritus Professor of Infectious Diseases, Brighton and Sussex Medical School
  • Robert Jackson, director (retired)

Employer member

  • Graeme Dewhurst, South-East Postgraduate Dean, Health Education England

Ex-officio members

  • Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health and Social Care
  • Matthew Style, Director General, Department of Health and Social Care
  • Jenny Harries, Chief Executive, UK Health Security Agency
  • Stephen Powis, National Medical Director for England, NHS England and Improvement
  • Helen Stokes-Lampard, Academy of Medical Royal Colleges
  • Andrew Goodhall, Director General and CEO, NHS Wales
  • Paul Stewart, Executive Dean and Professor of Medicine, University of Leeds
  • Peter Durning, Former Assistant Medical Director, NHS Wales
  • Gavin Larner, Director of Workforce, Department of Health and Social Care

Sub-committees

Our sub-committees assess applications from consultants and academic GPs for new and renewal of national awards. They take account of recommendations from employers, national nominating bodies and specialist societies, and they submit their recommendations in priority order for consideration to the chairman and medical director of ACCIA.

Members

2021 award round -- sub-committee members (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 52.8 KB)

Meetings

Read previous meeting papers and minutes from ACCEA.

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