National Clinical Impact Awards (NCIA) – 2025 awards round

The 2025 NCIA application round is now open until 5pm on 27 May 2025. To help applicants prepare, the ACCIA has published its timelines and updated guidance on its gov.uk page.

The ACCIA only accepts applications through its online portal.

There are a few changes to this year’s application process, which are detailed in the following ‘Applicant’s guide: 2025 awards round’ document here. In summary:

• Employer citations/statements – these will no longer be required. Instead, the ACCIA will ask a series of questions to confirm that the contents of the form are correct, and the applicant is meeting their contractual obligations.
• Care Quality Commission/Health Inspectorate Wales ratings – applicants will no longer be asked to provide these, though they can still comment on their impact on such ratings in their domain evidence if they wish.
• Timing of award payments – all new awards granted in the 2025 round will commence on 01 April 2026 and will run for five years from that date. This will harmonise all awards granted in any given year, making re-application timing consistent and easier to understand.

NCIA applications no longer include rankings and citations from national nominating organisations such as the BCS.

If you have any questions about applying for the NCIA email ACCIA Secretariat: [email protected]

For the latest information visit the ACCIA website

Andrew Archbold
BCS Honorary Secretary