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2017 New Year Honours for health and social care services
The 2017 New Year Honours recognise the achievements of a wide range of people throughout the health and social care sector.
People from across the health and care community have been acknowledged for their service in the latest New Year Honours awards.
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
| Name | For services to… |
|---|---|
| Sir Cyril Chantler, Emeritus Professor Guy’s, King’s, and St Thomas’s Medical School | Leadership in healthcare |
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
| Name | For services to… |
|---|---|
| Professor Caroline Leigh Watkins, Professor of Stroke and Older People’s Care, College of Health and Wellbeing, University of Central Lancashire | Nursing and older people’s care |
| Professor Elizabeth Nneka Anionwu CBE, Emeritus Professor of Nursing | Nursing and the Mary Seacole Statue Appeal |
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
| Name | For services to… |
|---|---|
| David Morgan Sloman, Chief Executive, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust | The NHS |
| Professor Nicholas Andrew Black, Professor of Health Services Research, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine | Healthcare research |
| David Behan CBE, Chief Executive, Care Quality Commission | Health and care |
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
| Name | For services to… |
|---|---|
| Edward Webb, Lately Deputy Director, Tissue, Embryology, Donation and Sponsorship, Department of Health | Health science |
| Mrs Angela Rippon OBE, Development Lead, Dementia Friendly Communities | Dementia care |
| Professor Peter Leslie Weissberg, Lately Medical Director, British Heart Foundation | Medical research and cardiovascular health |
| Professor Geraldine Walters, Lately Director of Nursing & Midwifery, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | Nursing and midwifery |
| Dr Stephen Charles Inglis, Lately Director, National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency | Health protection |
| Mrs Cecilia Anim, President, Royal College of Nursing and Clinical Nurse Specialist in Women’s Health | Women’s health |
| Professor Kamaldeep Singh Bhui, Professor of Cultural Psychiatry and Epidemiology, Queen Mary’s University of London | Mental health research and care |
| Professor Jack Martin Cuzick, Director, Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine and Head, Centre for Cancer Prevention | Cancer prevention and screening |
| Michael Patrick Pragnell, Chairman, Cancer Research UK | Cancer research |
| Mrs Helena Rebecca Herklots, Chief Executive, Carers UK | Carers |
Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
| Name | For services to… |
|---|---|
| Dr Lorna McLeod Williamson, Lately Director of NHS Blood and Transplant | The advancement of blood, tissue and stem cell donations |
| Ms Gail Adams, Head of Nursing, UNISON | Nursing and public healthcare |
| Professor Ghulam Jeelani Mufti, Professor of Haemato-oncology, School of Medicine, King’s College London | Haematological medicine |
| Professor Deborah Ann Sturdy, Nurse Adviser, Care England | Older people, dementia care and nursing |
| Professor Keri Vivien Thomas, Founder and National Clinical Lead, The National Gold Standards Framework Centre in End of Life Care | End of life care |
| Professor Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent, Head of Maternity, NHS England | Midwifery |
| Mrs Ailsa Margaret Rutter, Director, FRESH Smoke-free North East | Tobacco control |
| Professor Rachel Anne Munton, Lately Managing Director, East Midlands Academic Health Science Network | Healthcare |
| Mrs Lynda Ann Bonner, Founder, National Nursing and Midwifery Nursing Network | The treatment of venous thromboembolism |
| Ms Sarah Elizabeth Brennan, Chief Executive, Young Minds | Children and young people’s mental health |
| Professor Gene Solomon Feder, General Practitioner, Helios Medical Centre, Bristol and Professor of Primary Care, University of Bristol | Healthcare and victims of domestic abuse |
| Mrs Jane Ann Gray, Consultant Nurse | Homeless and vulnerable people in the Midlands |
| Mrs Christine Janette Craik, Director of Occupational Therapy, Brunel University | Occupational therapy, particularly mental health services and education |
| Ms Alison Sarah Baum, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Best Beginnings | Tackling child health inequalities |
| Ms Rosalind Margaret Alstead, Director of Nursing and Clinical Standards, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust | Nursing |
| Ms Susan Baker, Director, Time to Change | Mental health |
| Mr Terry Arthur Dafter, Lately Director of Adult Social Care at Stockport Council | Children’s and adult social care |
| Mr Alexander Clive Fox, Chief Executive Officer, Shared Lives Plus | Social care |
| Mrs Bernie Ryan, Directorate Manager, St Mary’s Sexual Assault Referral Centre, Manchester | Supporting people affected by sexual assault |
Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
| Name | For services to… |
|---|---|
| Ms Jacqueline Dyer, Vice-Chair, NHS Mental Health Taskforce | Mental health |
| Mr Kenneth Hoskisson, Chair, The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust | The NHS and voluntary service to end of life patients |
| Professor Elizabeth Jane Kay, Associate Dean for Equality and Inclusion and Foundation Dean Peninsula Dental School | Dental education |
| Dr Stuart Glynn Wood, Head of Music Therapy, Barchester Healthcare | Music therapy and care |
| Mr Philip Neil Large, Chair, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | Healthcare |
| Dr Victoria Ann Goodwin, Senior Research Fellow, University of Exeter | Physiotherapy |
| Professor Deborah Bowman, Professor of Medical Ethics, St George’s, University of London | Medical ethics |
| Professor Miranda Rachel Wolpert, Founder, Evidence Based Practice Unit, AFNCCF and UCL and Co-Founder, the Child Outcomes Research Consortium | Child and adolescent mental healthcare |
| Mrs Sylvia Ingrid Morris, Founder and Chair of Karen Morris Memorial Trust, Cambridgeshire | Leukaemia patients and their families |
| Mr David Wilkinson, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Postgraduate Dean, Health Education England, Yorkshire | The NHS |
| Mr Richard James Delderfield, Honorary President, Bloodwise | Leukaemia and lymphoma research |
| Dr Howard James Leicester | Improving patient services in the NHS |
| Dr Anthony Hill, Lately Director of Public Health, Lincolnshire County Council and NHS Lincolnshire | Public health |
| Miss Sarah Marianne Murray, Senior Lecturer, Head of Centre and Programme Lead, Institute of Dentistry, Queens Mary University of London | Oral health |
| Ms Rachel Isabel Griffiths, Mental Capacity Act lead, Care Quality Commission | Vulnerable people |
| Dr David Michael Hegarty, Chair, Dudley Clinical Commissioning Group and Chair of West Midlands Clinical Senate | Primary care |
| Dr Peter Dickson, Principal in General Practice and Senior Policy Adviser, National Clinical Assessment Service | Primary care and the National Clinical Assessment Service |
| Dr Premila Nalini Webster, Director of Public Health Education and Training, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford | Public health |
| Dr Helen Jayne Livingstone, Specialist Palliative Care Consultant, Airedale NHS Foundation Trust | End of life healthcare |
| Mrs Anne Judith Jolly, Founder and Manager, Sudden Adult Death Trust UK | Raising awareness of sudden arrhythmic death syndrome |
| Mr Jonathan Bernard Benjamin | National campaigning on awareness of suicide and mental illness |
| Professor Andrew John Timothy George, Chair, Hammersmith Hospital Research Ethics Committee | Research participants and the ethical governance of clinical research |
| Mrs Jennifer Cooke | Supporting people with neuro-disabilities |
| Mrs Tessa Mary Morrish, Chair, Gene Therapy for Cystic Fibrosis Appeal, North Hampshire and Cystic Fibrosis Care, Frimley Park Hospital Surrey | People with cystic fibrosis |
| Mrs Claire Lomas | Charitable and voluntary spinal injury research |
| Ms Gillian Joan Adele Palmer, Founder, Marie Collins Foundation | Abused children |
| Mrs Susan Mary Farrington Smith, Chief Executive, Brain Tumour Research | Brain tumours research and awareness raising |
| Mr Frank Stansil, Fundraiser, King’s College Hospital Charity | Health charities |
Medalist of the Order of the British Empire (BME)
| Name | For services to… |
|---|---|
| Mrs Elizabeth Wilson Robinson, Bereavement Manager, Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | Healthcare |
| Mr Mark Kenneth Smith, Founder, Ryan Smith Foundation | Supporting people with brain injuries and their families |
| Professor Peter Andrew Heasman, Volunteer Member, NHS Research Ethics Committees | Providing ethical review and support to researchers |
| Mrs Jean Evelyn Huggan, Volunteer, Milton Keynes Bereavement Service, Buckinghamshire | Bereaved families |
| Dr Siow Yen Andersen, Safeguarding Lead, North Leeds | Safeguarding children and prevention of domestic violence in north Leeds |
| Mrs Louise Stephanie Ellis, Chair, Hampstead, Research Ethics Committee, Health Research Authority | The research ethics service |
| Mrs Tracy Foster, Play Specialist, Paediatric Burns Service, Mid Yorkshire Hospitals | Children with severe burns in Yorkshire |
| Mr Siraaj-UI-Haq Nadat, Senior Quality of Life Facilitator, Changing Our Lives | People with disabilities in the west Midlands |
| Mr Hamish Murray Andrew Elvidge, Founder, The Matthew Elvidge Trust | Suicide prevention and bereavement support |
| Mr Devan Alexander William Witter, Founder, Devan Group, East Yorkshire | Children’s mental healthcare and wellbeing |
| Miss Brenda Clark, Founder, Youth Cancer Trust Charity | Children with cancer |
Queen’s Ambulance Medal
| Name | Job title |
|---|---|
| Robert Glyn Williams | Former Chief Executive, North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust |
| Paul Albert Smith | Sector Delivery Manager, London Ambulance Service NHS Trust |
| Nigel Rees | Head of Research and Innovation, Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust |
| Andrew Challenger | Senior Education and Development Lead, Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust |
Published 30 December 2016