Birthday Honours 2020
Ganeshalingam Suntharalingam OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
President
“For services to 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
10 October 2020
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in recognition of their contribution during the Covid-19 pandemic:
O.B.E.
To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Ganeshalingam SUNTHARALINGAM
President, Intensive Care Society and Consultant, London North West University Healthcare
For services to the NHS.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63142 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to the NHS.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 308 times in the Birthday Honours List 2020 — about 17% of the list.
In their area
866 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Greater London.
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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Others awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2020
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Adrienne Cherrywood
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Ahmereen Reza
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Alan Mcrae
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“For services to Critical Care.”
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“For services to Accountancy.”
Allison Kennedy
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Livingston, West Lothian
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Economy and International Trade.”
Alun Jones
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“For services to Science during the Covid-19 response.”
Andrew Price
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“For services to Aviation Security.”
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Anita Johnson
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London, Greater London
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“For services to Academia and to the Covid-19 response.”
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Crystal Oldman
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Stephen Greene
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Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
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Caron Thompson
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Walsall, West Midlands
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Catherine Repton
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Belper, Derbyshire
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Steven Lowe
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Wigan, Greater Manchester
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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
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Elizabeth Slinger
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Matthew Wilson
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Robertsbridge, East Sussex
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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
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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
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2020
London Gazette (official record), issue 63142, notice 3647128. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2020).
Published 9 October 2020.
Location (London, Greater 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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