Health & Social Care - Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
58 Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) recipients recognised for this theme
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) appointments recognising Health & Social Care, by year.
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2026
Sumeshni Tranka
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire
“Chief Nursing Officer, Welsh Government. For services to Nursing”
Crystal Oldman
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crowborough, East Sussex
“Lately Chief Executive, The Queen's Institute of Community Nursing. For services to Nursing”
Carol Elspeth Goodeve Brayne
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“Professor Emeritus and Senior Visiting Fellow, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge. For services to Medicine, Medical Research and Public Health”
Meena Upadhyaya
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to Community Cohesion in Wales and to Medical Genetics”
Amanda Kate Pritchard
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Lately Chief Executive, NHS England. For services to the NHS”
Suzannah Claire Lishman
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Rutland
“Lately President, The Association of Clinical Pathologists and Senior Advisor on Medical Examiners, Royal College of Pathologists. For services to the Medical Examiner System and to Patient Safety”
Sarah Anderson
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Founder and Trustee, The Listening Place. For services to Mental Health and to Suicide Prevention (to be dated 5 December 2025)”
2025
Caroline Clarke
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“London Regional Director, NHS England. For services to the NHS”
Celia Louise Ingham Clark
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
“Lately Medical Director for Professional Leadership and Professional Standards, NHS England. For services to the NHS”
Jane Lovely (Jane Cummings)
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
“Chair, Royal College of Nursing Foundation. For voluntary services to Nursing and to Health and Social Care”
Marie Sylvia Gabriel
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Chair, NHS Race and Health Observatory, Chair, Integrated Care Board and Integrated Care Partnership, NHS North East London and Associate Non-Executive Director, UK Health Security Agency. For services to Health and Equality”
Patricia Hope Hewitt
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Hunstanton, Norfolk
“Chair, NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board. For services to Healthcare Transformation”
2024
Moira Whyte
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“Sir John Crofton Professor of Respiratory Medicine, University of Edinburgh. For services to Medical Research”
Janice Sigsworth
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Eastbourne, East Sussex
“Chief Nurse, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. For services to Nursing”
Molly Morag Stevens
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“John Black Professor of Bionanoscience, University of Oxford and Professor, Imperial College London. For services to Medicine”
Jennifer Dixon
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“Chief Executive, The Health Foundation. For services to the NHS and to Public Health”
2023
Averil Olive Bradley (Averil Mansfield)
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Surgery and to Equality in Medicine”
Robina Shah
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Stockport, Greater Manchester
“Director, Doubleday Centre for Patient Experience. For services to Patient Care”
Lyn Susan Chitty
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire
“Professor of Genetics and Fetal Medicine, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust and University College London Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health. For services to Medicine”
2022
Fiona Margaret Powrie
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Headington, Oxfordshire
“Director, Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology. For services to Medical Science”
Karen Elisabeth Dind Jones
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to Business and to the Hospitality Industry”
Ruth Beverley (Ruth May)
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Nayland, Suffolk
“Chief Nursing Officer for England, NHS England and NHS Improvement. For services to Nursing, Midwifery, and the NHS”
Emily Lawson
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire
“Lately Chief Commercial Officer, NHS England and NHS Improvement. For services to the NHS, particularly during Covid-19”
Jennifer Margaret Harries
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Monmouth, Gwent
“Chief Executive, UK Health Security Agency. For services to Health.”
June Munro Raine
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire
“Chief Executive, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency. For services to Healthcare and the Covid-19 Response.”
2021
Caroline Jan Macewen
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Longforgan, Perth and Kinross
“Lately Chair, Academy of Medical Royal Colleges. For services to Ophthalmology and Healthcare Leadership during the Covid-19 Response”
Carol Propper
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“Economist. For services to Economic Policy and to Public Health”
Alwen Williams
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“Chief Executive, Barts Health NHS Trust. For services to Leadership in the NHS”
Professor Sarah Catherine Gilbert
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Headington, Oxfordshire
“Saïd Professorship of Vaccinology, Jenner Institute and Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine. For services to Science and Public Health in Covid Vaccine Development”
2020
Linda Pollard
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“Chair, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust. For services to Healthcare and the community in Northern England”
Elaine Inglesby-Burke
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2020
St. Helens, Merseyside
“Chief Nursing Officer, Northern Care Alliance NHS Group. For services to Nursing”
Anne-Marie Rafferty
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2020
London, Greater London
“Professor of Nursing Policy, King's College London and President, Royal College of Nursing. For services to Nursing”
Caroline Palmer Yeates
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Surrey
“Chief Executive, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and National Cancer Director, NHS England and NHS Improvement. For services to Cancer Medicine”
Olivia Newton-John
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Living Abroad
“For services to charity, Cancer Research and Entertainment”
Lesley Regan
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2020
London, Greater London
“President, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. For services to Women?s Healthcare”
2019
Laura Lee
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“Chief Executive, Maggie's. For services to Cancer Patients.”
Ann Louise Robinson
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Tyne and Wear
“Director, Newcastle University Institute for Ageing and Professor of Primary Care and Ageing, Newcastle University. For services to Primary Care.”
Marianne Griffiths
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2019
West Sussex
“Chief Executive, Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust. For services to the NHS.”
2018
Susan Hill
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2018
West Midlands
“Chief Scientific Officer, NHS England. For services to the 100,000 Genome Project and to NHS Genomic Medicine.”
Jane Elizabeth Dacre
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2018
London
“President, The Royal College of Physicians. For services to Medicine and Medical Education.”
Catherine Warwick
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2018
London
“Lately Chief Executive, Royal College of Midwives. For services to Midwifery.”
Angela Pedder
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Devon
“Lately Chief Executive, Devon Success Regime and Sustainability and Transformation Plan. For services to Healthcare.”
Clare Lucy Marx
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Suffolk
“Lately President, Royal College of Surgeons. For services to Surgery in the NHS.”
Jacqueline Lesley Daniel
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2018
West Yorkshire
“Chief Executive, University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Healthcare.”
Hilary Anne Chapman
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2018
South Yorkshire
“Chief Nurse, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Nursing.”
2017
Angela Rosemary Emily Strank
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“Chief Scientist and Head of Downstream Technology, BP. For services to the Oil and Gas Industry and Encouraging Women into STEM Careers.”
Theresa Marteau
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Cambridgeshire
“Honorary Professor and Director, Behaviour and Health Research Unit, University of Cambridge. For services to Public Health.”
Caroline Watkins
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Merseyside
“Professor of Stroke and Older People's Care, College of Health and Wellbeing, University of Central Lancashire. For services to Nursing and Older People's Care.”