Awards

Advisory Committee on Clinical Excellence Awards (ACCEA) 2011 The 2011 round of ACCEA will open on 1 September and close on 10 December. Applications must be submitted through the ACCEA online system. Click here for information on how to apply for BACCH support in your application. Deadline to apply to BACCH for support is 24 September.

ACCEA expects the results of the 2010 round to be available in July. 

BACD & RCPCH Paul Polani Research Award The 2010 Award was awarded to awarded to Charlie Fairhurst, Suzie Turner, Jane Orgill, Claire Lundy, Mat Blackshaw and Paul Gringras at the Evelina Children's Hospital at Guys & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. Their study is entitled Sleep in Children with Severe Cerebral Palsy: Objective Measurement of the Impact of Botulinum Toxin Hip Injections. The results of the study will be presented at the 2012 BACD annual conference.

Information on how to apply for the 2011 Award will be available towards the end of the year.