The Association and Specialty Processes

Denis WilkinsChairman Nominations Committee

Suzy MercerManager of the Nominations Committee

What the Committee Does:

• Facilitates and supports the applications of Fellows who are applying for (National) Clinical Excellence Awards, England, Wales & Scotland.

• Advises members who are seeking to apply for Clinical Excellence Awards

• Aspires to identify and support nominations of suitable surgical candidates for National Honours

How it does it:• The committee membership comprises the Presidents or

nominees of the Specialty Associations, ASGBI Pres, RCS(Eng) & RCS (Ed), Lay member & Non-Award Holder.

• Chairman is a previous President ASGBI• Members are invited to submit their applications for

support.• Committee members assess and rank applications

independently according to ACCEA & SACDA criteria• Submits to National ACCEA & SACDA.• Oversees the writing & submission of citations for

supported applicants.• Writes citations for the RCSs’ as requested.

Process (1)• Deadlines set to dovetail with the Royal Colleges

(around August)• Circa 100 applications sent to each member of

the committee for scoring, using the ACCEA/SACDA marking scheme

• Marks are totalled and the C.V.s ranked• The committee meets and the spreadsheet is

reviewed for anomalies, previous successful applications

• Ranked lists agreed, date of next meeting & deadlines set

Process (2)

• The permitted numbers are submitted to ACCEA & SACDA together with a citation written by an appropriate colleague, checked and signed off by the chairman

• Supported candidates notified and where practical, Trust medical directors

• Lists sent to the Colleges for information• Minutes of the meeting recorded.

National Honours...• Via the Cabinet Office• Applications are submitted by a ‘lead’

nominator, with supporting letters and citations from others

• Nominations are expected to be kept secret• There are several recognised pathways: local

support via the County system (Lord Lieutenant), major institutions such as the RSM, Royal Colleges, government bodies, etc.

Summary

• The ASGBI process is inclusive and open• Some further development of the process

planned & ASGBI website resources• Professor Mike Horrocks will take up the chair

in 2011• Fellows intending to apply should study the

ACCEA and SACDA websites and maintain their application form ready for submission at short notice