Nursing - Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
42 Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) recipients recognised for this theme
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for Nursing - over time
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) appointments recognising Nursing, by year.
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2026
Rachel Anne Hollis
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ripon, North Yorkshire
“Lately Chair, Professional Nursing Committee, Royal College of Nursing and Honorary Nurse Advisor for Children's Cancer Care, The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. For services to Nursing”
Ann-Marie Riley
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
West Bromwich, West Midlands
“Chief Nurse, University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust. For services to Nursing”
Maria McILGORM
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Larne, County Antrim
“Chief Nursing Officer. For services to Nursing and Midwifery in Northern Ireland”
2025
Avinderjit Bhatia
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Tunbridge Wells, Kent
“Chief Nurse, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. For services to the NHS and Nursing”
Ann Geraldine Gow
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire
“Director, Nursing and Systems Improvement and Deputy Chief Executive, Healthcare Improvement Scotland. For services to Nursing in Scotland”
Gillian Chumbley
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Consultant Nurse, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. For services to Nursing”
2023
Zoe Jane Fry
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Shoreham By Sea, West Sussex
“Director, The Outstanding Society. For services to Social Care and Nursing”
Carol Kefford
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Witney, Oxfordshire
“Lately Chief Nurse and Clinical Director, Nuffield Health. For services to Nursing”
2021
2020
Lynne Wigens
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Woodbridge, Suffolk
“Lately Chief Nurse, East of England Region, NHS England and NHS Improvement. For services to Nursing”
Sally Shearer
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Grantham, Lincolnshire
“Executive Director of Nursing, Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Nursing”
Cheryl Lenney
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Chorley, Lancashire
“Chief Nurse, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Nursing and Midwifery”
Carolyn Fox
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Northampton, Northamptonshire
“Chief Nurse, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust. For services to Nursing”
Debra Helen Adams
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Birmingham, West Midlands
“Assistant Director of Infection Prevention and Control, Midlands and East, NHS England and NHS Improvement. For services to Infection Prevention and Nursing”
2019
Jacqueline Ann McKENNA
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Kent
“Lately Director of Nursing, Professional Leadership, NHS Improvement. For services to Nursing.”
Tonia Dawson
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
“Macmillan Clinical Lead, East of England Cancer Alliance. For services to Nursing and People affected by Cancer.”
David William Foster
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“Trustee, The Queen's Nursing Institute. For services to Nursing and Midwifery.”
Brian William Dolan
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Warwickshire
“Visiting Professor of Nursing, Oxford Institute for Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Research. For services to Nursing and Emergency Care.”
2018
Kathryn Ann Halford
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Gloucestershire
“Chief Nurse, Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust. For services to Nursing.”
Kevin Clifford
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2018
South Yorkshire
“Lately Chief Nurse, NHS Sheffield Clinical Commissioning Group. For services to Nursing.”
2017
Peter Meredith-Smith
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Cardiff
“Associate Director, Employment Relations, Royal College of Nursing (Wales). For services to Nursing in Wales.”
Catherine Anne Howell
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Gloucestershire
“Chief Nurse, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Services, NHS Blood and Transplant. For services to Nursing.”
David Thomas Evans
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“National Teaching Fellow and Senior Lecturer in Sexual Health, University of Greenwich, London. For services to Nursing and Sexual Health Education.”
Belinda Dewar
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Lanarkshire
“Professor of Practice Improvement, University of the West of Scotland. For services to Nursing.”
Deborah Sturdy
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Essex
“Nurse Adviser, Care England. For services to Older People, Dementia Care and Nursing.”
Angela McLERNON
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Down
“Chief Executive, Northern Ireland Practice and Education for Nurses and Midwives. For services to Nursing.”
Rosalind Margaret Alstead
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Worcestershire
“Director of Nursing and Clinical Standards, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Nursing.”
Gail Adams
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“Head of Nursing, UNISON. For services to Nursing and Public Healthcare.”
2016
Pauline Watts
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Warwickshire
“Lead Nurse, Quality, Mental Health, Learning Disability and Dementia, Public Health England. For services to Nursing and Health Visiting.”
Gweneth Jean Moulster
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Hampshire
“Co-chair, UK Nurse Consultants in Learning Disability Network. For services to Nursing and People with Learning Disabilities.”
Ian Gerrard Peate
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“Visiting Professor, St George's, University of London and Kingston University and Head of School of Health Studies, Gibraltar. For services to Nursing and Nurse Education”
2015
2014
Gillian Angela Clarke
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2014
Greater Manchester
“Lead Nurse for Gynaecological Services, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Nursing.”
Professor Carol Irene Curran
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2014
Antrim
“For services to Nursing and Education in Northern Ireland.”
Kay Fawcett
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2014
Warwickshire
“Lately Chief Nurse, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Nursing.”
Sandra Lawton
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2014
Derbyshire
“Nurse Consultant Dermatology, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. For services to Nursing.”
Professor Jill Elizabeth Maben
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2014
London
“Professor of Nursing Research and Director of the National Nursing Research Unit, King's College London. For services to Nursing.”
Susan Elizabeth Sheridan
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2014
London
“President, Nightingale Fellowship. For services to Nursing.”
Professor Susan Ellen Bale
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2014
Monmouthshire
“Assistant Nurse Director, Research and Development, Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board. For services to Nursing and Nursing Research.”
Tara Bartley
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2014
Warwickshire
“National Nursing Representative, Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery. For services to Nursing.”
Candice Patricia Pellett
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2014
Lincolnshire
“District Nurse, Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust. For services to Nursing.”