Edith Elliot is member 001 of the British Dietetic Association. She has been a constant presence at BDA events and has always been particularly supportive of innovation and of new and emerging members of the profession.
The Edith Elliot Honour recognises a significant contribution for over five years, by members at any stage in their career and is open to any member (excluding students and apprentices).
The honour recognises their contribution to the profession. This may be, but is not limited to, a contribution:
The Edith Elliot Honour recognises an individual’s contribution to the dietetic profession which may be local; regional; in a specialist field of practice; or a diverse area of practice. Nominees will have been acknowledged for excellence in their sphere of work and their special contribution to the dietetic profession.
A member of the BDA in any category of membership (except student) at any stage in their career for a minimum of 5 years.
The nominee will have been recognised as making a significant contribution to the profession at local, regional, speciality level or in a diverse area of practice over and above what would be expected from their job role for a minimum of 5 years.
The individual will have:
Areas of contribution could include, but are not limited to:
Nominations should ideally be made while the nominee is still active or at the most within 12 months of retiral or standing down from their job role.
Use this application form to submit nominations to the Honours Committee. This should be emailed to the Honours Committee [email protected] without informing the nominee.
Basic information and contact details for the Nominee.
Basic information and details for Lead Nominator and one other nominator who is either a BDA member, or has Professional connection to the Nominee.
Alternatively, if the nomination has been proposed by a BDA Branch, Group or Board, please give details of when and where the decision was made and recorded and provide details for a Lead Nominator.
We ask that you succinctly summarise the overarching reason for your nomination eg contributed to the Profession for x years in the capacity of x; the impact of which is x.
There is a 50 word limit for this section.
Please note: We may quote or summarise these descriptions in our communications, social media updates and celebration events, should the nomination be successful.
We ask for a summary of the nominee’s significant personal commitment, contribution and impact to the profession of dietetics over and above that which would be expected of their job role over a minimum of 5 years.
There is a 500-word limit for this section.
Please note: We may quote or summarise these descriptions in our communications, social media updates and celebration events, should the nomination be successful.
Provide evidence of how the nominee has actively promoted or made a consistent and sustained contribution to the profession and impact on service and/or the delivery of dietetics for a minimum of 5 years, giving dates.
This should be succinct, but thorough – you can use sentences or you may find it useful to use bullet points.
In the table provide specific examples that focus on the individual's achievement and results of how the nominee’s contribution has had an impact on the profession.
This could include but is not be limited to:
It is important to include evidence of the impact of the nominee’s activities and the difference they have made. This will help to identify that the nominee’s activities go over and above their usual job role and purpose.
In order to demonstrate impact, the following should be completed for each example of your nominee’s contribution. It is important to provide information as succinctly as possible and focus on what the specific individual contribution of the nominee in an area has been.
Show why this was important; what gap this was filling?
Your information should address the ‘so what’ question. Be specific about how this has made a difference to the profession and/or service users; Specific dates ( month and year) facts and data are required to illustrate this.
Please note: Only the information provided on the form can be taken into consideration by the Honours Committee. If any additional documentation is submitted this will not be considered. Please provide all the necessary evidence to support the nomination on the nomination form.
If you have any questions about completing the nomination proforma please email [email protected]
The BDA Honours Committee will consider all nominations using a standardised assessment based on the judging criteria in sections 2,3,4 and 5.
Each nomination is critically appraised by all members of the Honours committee.
The BDA Honours Committee will give recommendations to the BDA Board of Directors to take the final decision on conferring the Edith Elliot Honour.
The discussions will be confidential and no further correspondence will be entered into. Successful nominees will be informed by the Honorary Chairman and Chief Executive.
The Edith Elliot Honour will be presented formally by the Honorary President and Chairman of the Association at a National BDA event such as the Awards Ceremony or the Annual General Meeting following which, a notice will appear in Dietetics Today.