New Year Honours 2017
Cecilia Anim CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
President
“For services to Women’s Health.”
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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 2016
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:
C.B.E.
To be Ordinary Commanders of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Mrs. Cecilia Akrisie ANIM
President, Royal College of Nursing and Clinical Nurse Specialist in Women’s Health
For services to Women’s Health.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61803 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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London
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“For services to Women’s Health.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 106 times in the New Year Honours List 2017 — about 7% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
President.
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.
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Bristol
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Angela Macdonald
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North Yorkshire
“For services to Welfare Reform.”
Angela Rippon
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“For services to Dementia Care.”
Anita Thapar
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Cardiff
“For services to Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.”
Anne Sharp
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Hampshire
“For services to Workplace Relations.”
Anthony Grayling
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London
“For services to Philosophy.”
Anya Hindmarch
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London
“For services to Fashion.”
Carol Smart
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West Yorkshire
“For services to the Social Sciences.”
Charlotte Dujardin
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Gloucestershire
“For services to Equestrianism.”
Chris Ofili
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London
“For services to Art.”
Christopher Austin
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London
“For services to International Development.”
Christopher Gardner
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Christopher Haslett
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Edinburgh
“For services to Medical Research.”
Christopher Simpkins
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Abroad
“For services to the Armed Forces Community.”
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London
“For services to Children and Families.”
Colin Mayer
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Oxfordshire
“For services to Business Education and the Administration of Justice in the Economic Sphere.”
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David Hodge
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Surrey
“For services to Local Government and charity.”
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London, Greater London
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Crystal Oldman
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Crowborough, East Sussex
“For services to Nursing.”
Stephen Greene
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Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Allison White
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Aycliffe, County Durham
“For services to Supporting People with Cancer.”
Caron Thompson
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Walsall, West Midlands
“For services to Health and Wellbeing.”
Claire Robinson
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Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Birmingham.”
Lee Ralph
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Yate, Gloucestershire
“For services to Mental Health, Wellbeing, and Resilience in the Fire and Rescue Sector.”
Catherine Repton
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Belper, Derbyshire
“For services to Premature Babies and their Families.”
Steven Lowe
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Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Wendy Lowe
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Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Tyrrell Evans
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London, Greater London
“For services to Palliative Care.”
Warren Dunkley
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Gravesend, Kent
“For services to Mental Health Support.”
Elizabeth Slinger
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Matthew Wilson
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Robertsbridge, East Sussex
“For services to Blood Cancer Awareness and Research.”
Helen Whyley
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Pencoed, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to Nursing.”
Karen Weldon (karen Juggins)
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Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
“For services to Dentistry.”
Carl Waldmann
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Reading, Berkshire
“For services to Critically Ill Patients in the NHS.”
Lucy Warner
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Woking, Surrey
“For services to the NHS.”
Neil Platt
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Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Vulnerable People and to Mental Health.”
Pamela Pattinson
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Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Leonard Pattinson
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Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Ghulam Ng
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Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to Medical Research and Healthcare.”
Benash Nazmeen
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Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For services to Charity and to Healthcare.”
Mark Major
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Kettering, Northamptonshire
“For services to Carers.”
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Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2017
London Gazette (official record), issue 61803, notice 2673606. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2017).
Published 30 December 2016.
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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