Birthday Honours 2016
Denise Coia DBE
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
Consultant Psychiatrist
“For services to Mental Health and the NHS.”
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Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
11 June 2016
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, 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:
Dr. Denise Assunta COIA
Consultant Psychiatrist
For services to Mental Health and the NHS.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61608 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Dunbartonshire
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2016- Role at the time
- Consultant Psychiatrist
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“For services to Mental Health and the NHS.”
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How common is this award?
The Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 13 times in the Birthday Honours List 2016 — about 1% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Consultant Psychiatrist.
How widely is this recognised?
4,501 people have been recognised for Health & Social Care.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Wendy Lowe
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Helen Mack
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2016
London Gazette (official record), issue 61608, notice 2551718. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2016).
Published 11 June 2016.
Location (Dunbartonshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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