New Year Honours 2021
Alwen Williams DBE
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
Chief Executive • Tower Hamlets Primary Care Trust
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2021
“For services to Leadership in the NHS.”
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2009
“For services to Healthcare.”
Recognised for
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2020
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
D.B.E.
To be Ordinary Dames Commander of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Alwen WILLIAMS C.B.E.
Chief Executive, Barts Health NHS Trust
For services to Leadership in the NHS.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63218 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) · 2009
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Location
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In context
Each honour in context
Role, region and citation as recorded for each award.
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2009- Role at the time
- Chief Executive, Tower Hamlets Primary Care Trust
- Region
- London
“For services to Healthcare.”
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2021- Role at the time
- Chief Executive
- Region
- London, Greater London
“For services to Leadership in the NHS.”
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How common is this award?
The Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 11 times in the New Year Honours List 2021 — about 1% of the list.
In their area
81 Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Greater London.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive.
How widely is this recognised?
5,249 people have been recognised for Health & Social Care.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2021
Angela Eagle
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Wallasey, Merseyside
“For parliamentary and political service.”
Carol Propper
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to Economic Policy and Public Health.”
Caroline Mason
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to the Charity Sector, particularly during the Covid-19 response.”
Irene Lucas-hays
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Whitburn, Tyne and Wear
“For services to Training, to Education and to Young People.”
Jane Glover
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to Music.”
Joanna Da Silva
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to Engineering and to International, Sustainable Development.”
Karin Barber
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Birmingham, West Midlands
“For services to the Study of African Culture.”
Patricia Mcgrath
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to the Fashion and Beauty Industry and to Diversity.”
Rachel Griffith
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Stockport, Greater Manchester
“For services to Economic Policy and to Education.”
Sheila Cameron Hancock
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to Drama and to Charity.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Health & Social Care
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 5,249 people have been recognised for Health & Social Care. See the full list →
Judith Dewinter
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the NHS.”
Crystal Oldman
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crowborough, East Sussex
“For services to Nursing.”
Stephen Greene
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Allison White
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aycliffe, County Durham
“For services to Supporting People with Cancer.”
Caron Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Walsall, West Midlands
“For services to Health and Wellbeing.”
Claire Robinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Birmingham.”
Lee Ralph
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Yate, Gloucestershire
“For services to Mental Health, Wellbeing, and Resilience in the Fire and Rescue Sector.”
Catherine Repton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Belper, Derbyshire
“For services to Premature Babies and their Families.”
Steven Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Wendy Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Tyrrell Evans
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Palliative Care.”
Warren Dunkley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Gravesend, Kent
“For services to Mental Health Support.”
Elizabeth Slinger
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Healthcare in Myanmar.”
Matthew Wilson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Robertsbridge, East Sussex
“For services to Blood Cancer Awareness and Research.”
Helen Whyley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Pencoed, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to Nursing.”
Karen Weldon (karen Juggins)
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
“For services to Dentistry.”
Carl Waldmann
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Reading, Berkshire
“For services to Critically Ill Patients in the NHS.”
Lucy Warner
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Woking, Surrey
“For services to the NHS.”
Neil Platt
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Vulnerable People and to Mental Health.”
Pamela Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Leonard Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Ghulam Ng
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to Medical Research and Healthcare.”
Benash Nazmeen
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For services to Charity and to Healthcare.”
Mark Major
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Kettering, Northamptonshire
“For services to Carers.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2021
London Gazette (official record), issue 63218, notice 3703329. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2021).
Published 30 December 2020.
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2009
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2009).
Published 14 June 2009.
Location (London) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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