Birthday Honours 2015
Fiona Sim (mrs. Swerdlow) OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Adviser • NHS England
Organisation: NHS England
“For services to Public 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
13 June 2015
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:
O.B.E.
To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Dr. Fiona Marion SIM (Mrs. Swerdlow)
Adviser, NHS England, and Chair, Royal Society for Public Health
For services to Public Health.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61256 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
Hertfordshire
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2015- Role at the time
- Adviser, NHS England
- Region
- Hertfordshire
“For services to Public Health.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 286 times in the Birthday Honours List 2015 — about 20% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Adviser, NHS England.
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 Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2015
Adrian Penfold
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London
“For services to the Property Industry and public service to Planning.”
Adrian Reilly
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Alan Gilfillan
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Edinburgh
“For public and parliamentary services in Scotland.”
Alan Simpson
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Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Education.”
Albert Watson
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“For services to photography.”
Aldham Robarts
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Denbighshire
“For services to Higher Education and to the City of Liverpool.”
Alexander Clunes
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Dorset
“For services to Drama, charity and to the community in Dorset.”
Alistair Stuart Kirman Fox
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Amy Holmes
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London
“For services to Public Administration.”
Anba Angaelos
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Hertfordshire
“For services to International Religious Freedom.”
Andrew Bacon
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Leicestershire
“For services to Business and the Economy.”
Andrew Burns
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Andrew Griffiths
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West Midlands
“For services to Education.”
Andrew Hodgson
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Lancashire
“For services to Manufacturing and the North East Economy.”
Andrew Mcconnell
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West Yorkshire
“For services to Accounting and the community in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.”
Andrew Mcloughlin
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“For services to UK business and technology leadership.”
Andrew Salvesen
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Aberdeenshire
“For services to Entrepreneurship and philanthropic service to the community in Scotland.”
Andrew Taylor
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Andrew Wallis
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Bristol
“For services to the Eradication of Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery.”
Angela Main Thompson
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Isle of Man
“For services to Legal Work and Taxpayers.”
Angela Scrutton
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London
“For services to Public Protection through Drugs Control.”
Angharad Thomas
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London
“For services to the UK Pharmaceutical Industry and the Control of Drugs.”
Angus Essenhigh
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Anita Macdonald
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West Midlands
“For services to Dietetics.”
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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
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London, Greater London
“For services to the NHS.”
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
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
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
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
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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
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2015
London Gazette (official record), issue 61256, notice 2347983. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2015).
Published 13 June 2015.
Location (Hertfordshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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