Healthcare professionals awarded in Queen’s Birthday Honours
Posted on June 2021 By Jamie Southwell
The Queen’s Birthday Honour list for 2021 was released a few days ago, among those mentioned are the former Chief Nursing Officer for Scotland alongside dozens of other healthcare professionals who were officially recognised.
A total of 129 people were chosen for their exceptional achievements to the United Kingdom overseas or internationally, recognising those from a variety of different fields, including healthcare.
Scotland’s Chief Nursing Officer, Professor Fiona McQueen, was one of the individuals on the list, mentioned for her services to the NHS over the last five years before retiring earlier in March.
She was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) and described as “inspirational” during her time handling the Coronavirus pandemic.
Alongside Fiona on the list was Stormont’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr Michael McBride, who will be receiving a knighthood for his services during his career and the pandemic.
After hearing he was on the list, he described his feeling saying, “it will continue to be tough in the months ahead and to have any contribution that I have made recognised in this way I feel honoured and I feel very, very privileged indeed.”
Below are all of the healthcare-related individuals mentioned and their awards:
Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
Professor Caroline Jan Macewen - Lately Chair, Academy of Medical Royal Colleges. For services to Ophthalmology and Healthcare Leadership during the Covid-19 Response.
Knighthoods
Professor Peter William Horby - Professor, Emerging Infectious Diseases and Global Health, University of Oxford. For services to Medical Research.
Dr Michael Oliver McBride - Chief Medical Officer for Northern Ireland. For services to Public Health in Northern Ireland.
Professor Keith Malcolm Willet - National Director for Emergency Planning and Incident Response, NHS England and NHS Improvement. For services to the NHS.
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Martin Patrick Griffiths - Consultant Vascular and Trauma Surgeon, Barts Health NHS Trust. For services to Healthcare
Bruce Marshall - Ministry of Defence Lead for Assistance to NHS England in Personal Protective Equipment Procurement. For public service particularly during Covid-19.
Professor Fiona Catherine McQueen - Consultant Gastroenterologist, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust. For services to the NHS and Medical Research.
Professor Chuka Uchemefuna Nwokolo - Consultant Gastroenterologist, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust. For services to the NHS and Medical Research.
Dr Jonathan Paul Sheffield - Lately Chief Executive Officer, Clinical Research Network, National Institute for Health Research. For services to Medical Research particularly during the Covid-19 Response.
Amanda Penelope Sunderland - Lately Chief Nurse, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. For services to Nursing.
Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Professor Marios Adamou - Consultant Psychiatrist, South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Mental Health.
Professor Michael Barrett - Laboratory Director, Lighthouse Laboratory, Glasgow. For services to the NHS during the Covid-19 Pandemic.
Professor Timothy Mark Cook - Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Anaesthesia during Covid-19.
Professor Alison Helen Holmes - Adviser to the NHS, Government, WHO and SAGE. For services to Medicine and Infectious Diseases particularly during Covid-19.
Dr Amanda Leach - Global Clinical Head, AstraZeneca. For services to Medical Science and the Covid-19 Response.
Rachael Elaine Moses - Consultant Physiotherapist, NHS England. For services to the NHS.
Tracy Clare Myhill - Lately Chief Executive, Swansea Bay University Health Board and Welsh Ambulance Service. For service to NHS Wales.
Dr Kerri Neylon - Deputy Medical Director for Primary Care, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. For services to Health and Social Care particularly during Covid-19.
Elaine Susan Orton - Chief Executive, NHS Charities Together. For services to the NHS during Covid-19.
Dr Quentin Dudley Sandifer - Lately Executive Director of Public Health Services and Medical Director of Public Health Wales. For services to Public Health in Wales particularly during the Covid-19 Response.
Dr Emma Clare Vaux - Consultant Nephrologist and General Physician, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Medical Education.
Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Dr John Alexander - Consultant Paediatric Intensive Care, University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust. For services to Critically Ill Children and Young People.
Dr Martin Brent Allen - Consultant Respiratory Physician, University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust. For services to the NHS particularly during Covid-19.
John Baxter - For voluntary services to the NHS.
Jacqueline Wendy Bird - Lately Regional Chief Nurse, North West Region, NHS England and NHS Improvement. For services to Nursing and the Covid-19 Response.
Julia Catherine Bridgewater - Group Chief Operating Officer, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. For services to the NHS particularly during Covid-19.
Matthew Rigby Brown - Lead Technical Architect, NHS Digital. For services to the Covid-19 Response.
Claire Diana Chadwick - Nurse Consultant in Infection Prevention and Control, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. For services to the NHS during Covid-19.
Professor Anoop Jivan Chauhan - Professor of Respiratory Medicine and Executive Director of Research, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust. For services to Respiratory Medicine.
Professor Thomas Henry Clutton-Brock - Director, Medical Devices Testing and Evaluation Centre. For services to the NHS during Covid-19.
Dr Maurice Hugh Joseph Conlon - National Professional Standards Lead and Clinical Adviser to NHS England and NHS Improvement, and GP Partner, Ridgacre Medical Centres. For services to Health during Covid-19.
Melanie Irene Coombes - Chief Nurse, Chief Operating Officer, Deputy Chief Executive, Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust. For services to Nursing.
Anne Christine Cox - Campaigner, UK NHS Organ Donor Register. For services to Organ Donation.
Linda Ann Crowe - Senior Project Manager for Health and Social Care Network, NHS Digital. For services to Health and Care particularly during Covid-19.
Dr Heather Currie - Gynaecologist and Associate Medical Director for Women, Children and Sexual Health, Acute and Diagnostic Services at NHS Dumfries and Galloway. For services to Healthcare.
Michelle Doherty - For services to Nursing and to Lung Cancer Patients.
Stephen Douglas Earl - Founder and Managing Director, Panel Graphic. For services to the NHS and Front-Line Workers during the Covid-19 Pandemic.
Elizabeth Charlotte Franklin-Jones - Children's Senior Sister, Children's Emergency Department, East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust. For services to Nursing and Mental Health Services.
Jacqueline Mary Gale - Chief Executive, Wax Lyrical Ltd. For services to the NHS during the Covid 19 Pandemic.
Dr Abdul Hafeez - Founder and Chief Executive, Association of Pakistani Physicians and Surgeons of the United Kingdom. For services to the NHS particularly during Covid-19.
Jemma Haines - Consultant Speech and Language Therapist, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Speech and Language Therapy particularly during Covid-19.
Janette Barr Anderson Hogan - Cancer and Palliative Care Clinical Lead, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Palliative Care in Manchester.
Phyllis Agnes Leckey - For services to Nursing and Healthcare in Northern Ireland.
Neena Mahal - Chair, NHS Lanarkshire. For services to Healthcare.
Dr Joseph Charles Manning - Clinical Associate Professor in Children and Young People Nursing, Nottingham Children's Hospital, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. For services to Nursing.
Amanda Bethan Mansfield - Consultant Midwife, London Ambulance Service NHS Trust. For services to Midwifery.
Ngonidzaishe Adam Mapani - Lead Nurse Consultant, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Clinical Teaching Fellow, University College London, Department of Clinica Opthalmology. For services to Ophthalmology.
Eileen Mceneaney - For services to Nursing and Midwifery.
Dr Murthy Lakshmi Narayana - General Practitioner, NHS East Lancashire Clinical Commissioning Group. For services to Education, Training and Support for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Doctors and to General Practice.
Rowhi Mahmood Nemer - Owner, CamCab. For services to Frontline NHS Workers and the community during the Covid-19 Pandemic.
Ashraf Rahimsha Patel - Associate Specialist, Breast Surgery, The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust. For services to Funding and Research for Breast Cancer.
Catherine Ann Pelley - Chief Nurse and Director of Clinical Governance, Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Nursing Leadership in the NHS.
Kelly Pierce-Nergaard - Lately Midwifery Matron for Public Health and Education, Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. For services to the NHS particularly during Covid-19.
Dr Ananthakrishnan Raghuram - Consultant Physician, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. For services to the NHS and the Covid-19 Response.
Siobhan Reilly (Siobhan Heafield) - Regional Chief Nurse, Midlands and East, NHS England and NHS Improvement. For services to Nursing and the Covid-19 Response.
Bernadette Rochford - Freedom To Speak Up Guardian, Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. For services to the NHS.
Gillian Scott - Lately Macmillan Prison Lead for Palliative and End of Life Care, County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Palliative and End of Life Care.
Professor Marie Ann Scully - Consultant Haematologist, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Blood Disorders.
Dr Lisa Graham Spencer - Consultant Respiratory Physician, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. For services to the NHS during Covid-19.
John Denis Stuart - For services to NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
Margaret Rose Stubbs - Member of Patient Forum, Health Education England. For services to Diversity and Inclusion in the NHS.
Geoffrey Robert Thomas - Founder, The Geoff Thomas Foundation. For services to the NHS and Charity.
Arlene Kathleen Linda Wellman - Chief Nurse, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust. For services to Nursing during Covid-19.
Dr Thomas Peter Edward Wells - Consultant Medical Oncologist, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Medicine and People with Disabilities in the Medical Profession.
Dr Elizabeth Alexandra Davies - Consultant Geriatrician, Morriston Hospital, Wales. For services to the NHS and Older Patients during the Covid-19 Pandemic.
Lindsay Mary Gell - Coordinator, Team Scrubbers. For services to the NHS during Covid-19.
Adele Hague - Nurse and Healthy Child Programme Lead, Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Public Health during the Covid-19 Pandemic.
Clare Anne Hawkins - Head of Nursing, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group. For services to Nursing during the Covid-19 Pandemic.
Ruth Elizabeth Hendy - Lead Cancer Nurse, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Cancer Patients.
Sheila Anne Buchanan Hill - For services to NHS during Covid-19.
Susan Ruth Jones - For services to the NHS, Palliative Care and the community in Gwent.
Kevin Richard Leyman - Fleet Engineer, South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust. For services to the NHS particularly during the Covid-19 Pandemic.
Rhys Andrew Mallows - Managing Director, Hensol Castle Distillery. For services to the NHS and Key Workers during the Covid-19 Pandemic.
Pamela Mary McDiarmid - For services to Marie Curie Nurses and the community in Aberfeldy, Scotland.
Rhian Fiona Monteith - Founder, The High Intensity User Programme. For services to People Who Access the NHS.
Leigh Miranda Patience - For services to the Somme Nursing Home for Military Veterans during the Covid-19 Crisis.
Mohammad Jamil Radha - Healthcare Assistant, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust. For services to the NHS during Covid-19.
Louise Rogers - For services to NHS Wales in Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
Helen Wendy Simmonds - Manager, Lakeside Nursing Home, Cardiff. For services to Older People.
Donna Angelique Webster - Deputy Head of Communications, Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. For services to the NHS particularly during the Covid-19 Pandemic.
Those are all of the healthcare related awards including those given to Nurses, Midwives, Healthcare Assistants, and more.
To view the full list of everyone mentioned in the Queen's Birthday Honours, click here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-queens-birthday-honours-2021
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