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Clinical Impact Awards: guidance

Information about the awards process for applicants, employers, assessors and award holders. The 2026 awards opened on 1 April and will close at 5pm on 20 May 2026.

• From: Advisory Committee on Clinical Impact Awards
• Published: 19 January 2024
• Last updated: 1 April 2026 — See all updates

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, employers and assessors

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

The guidance for assessors will be published shortly.

• Applying for a national Clinical Impact Award in 2026
  • 31 March 2026
  • Guidance
• Clinical Impact Awards 2026: employers' guide
  • 1 April 2026
  • Guidance

Eligibility criteria

You must continue to meet all the eligibility criteria to:

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

• Eligibility for a national Clinical Impact Award
  • 5 March 2025
  • Guidance

Report a change in your employment circumstances

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

• NCIA or NCEA holders: report a change in your circumstances
  • 6 June 2025
  • Guidance

Appeals

How to appeal the outcome of your application.

• Appealing the outcome of your Clinical Impact Award application
  • 31 March 2026
  • Guidance

Published 19 January 2024

Last updated 1 April 2026 + show all updates

1. 1 April 2026

   Added 'Clinical Impact Awards 2026: employers' guide'.

2. 31 March 2026

   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. 30 April 2025

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

4. 9 April 2025

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

5. 18 March 2025

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

6. 5 March 2025

   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. 31 January 2025

   Added 'Clinical Impact Awards 2025: application timetable'.

8. 15 January 2025

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

9. 28 March 2024

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

10. 12 March 2024

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

11. 13 February 2024

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

12. 9 February 2024

    Added guidance on change of circumstances for current award holders.

13. 19 January 2024

    First published.