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Clinical Impact Awards: guidance

Information about the awards process for applicants, employers and award holders.

Updates to this page

From:
Advisory Committee on Clinical Impact Awards
Published:
19 January 2024
Last updated:
1 April 2026
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  1. Added 'Clinical Impact Awards 2026: employers' guide'.

  2. Added 'Applying for a national Clinical Impact Award in 2026' and 'Appealing the outcome of your Clinical Impact Award application'. Removed information about the 2025 awards round.

  3. Added 'Clinical Impact Awards 2025: assessors' guide'.

  4. Added 'National Clinical Impact Awards: resources for applicants and employers'.

  5. Added 'Clinical Impact Awards 2025: employers' guide'.

  6. Added information about changes to the processes and policy for the 2025 awards round. Added 2 new documents: 'Clinical Impact Awards 2025: applicants' guide' and 'Eligibility for a national Clinical Impact Award'. Removed the guidance for the 2024 awards.

  7. Added 'Clinical Impact Awards 2025: application timetable'.

  8. Added 'Clinical Impact Awards 2024: outcome' and removed guidance relating to the 2023 awards round.

  9. Added 'Clinical Impact Awards 2024: assessors' guide'.

  10. Added 'National Clinical Impact Awards: resources for applicants and employers'.

  11. Added 'Clinical Impact Awards 2024: employers' guide'.

  12. Added guidance on change of circumstances for current award holders.

  13. First published.

Register and log in to the awards portal to:

  • apply for an award
  • support an employee’s application
  • update your contact details
  • appeal an unsuccessful application

2026 awards: guidance for applicants and employers

The applicants’ guide is for NHS consultant doctors, dentists and academic GPs applying for a new national Clinical Impact Award in 2026.

Eligibility criteria

You must continue to meet all the eligibility criteria to:

  • apply for an award
  • receive your award for its full duration

Report a change in your employment circumstances

How and when to tell us if your employment circumstances change after gaining an award.

Appeals

How to appeal the outcome of your application.

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