New Year Honours 2002
Irene Skelton MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
• Queen Mother’s Hospital
“For services to Health Care.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 2002
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- Queen Mother’s Hospital
“For services to Health Care.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 741 times in the New Year Honours List 2002 — about 57% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Queen Mother’s Hospital.
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.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2002
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“For services to Crofting in Lewis and Harris.”
Agnes Wilma Head
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“For services to Guiding in Alnwick, Northumberland.”
Ajeet Singh Gill
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“For services to the community, especially Lions Clubs International, in Leicestershire.”
Alan Daysh
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“For services to the Defence Industry.”
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Alan John Rowe
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“For services to the Ambulance Service.”
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“For services to the Fire Service.”
Alec Gordon Blackburn
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“For services to Health and Safety.”
Alessie McCrossan
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“For services to the community.”
Alexander Macrae Duffy
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“For services to the St John Ambulance Brigade in Nottinghamshire.”
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“For services to Young People.”
Alison McNeil
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“For services to Agriculture in Dumfriesshire.”
Allan Bryant Crawford
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“For services to the community, Tristan da Cunha.”
Allen Fyffe
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“For services to Mountaineering.”
Allison Stewart Melville
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“For services to Guiding in Methven, Perthshire.”
Amanda Jane Sizer Barrett
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“For services to Export.”
Amelia Victoria Wright
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“For services to the War Widows Association.”
Andrea Theresa Bryan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For public service, Cayman Islands.”
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Professor David Mabey
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Jonathan Davies
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Judith Dewinter
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Jill Belch
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Scone, Perth and Kinross
“For services to Medicine and Public Health.”
Meena Upadhyaya
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Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to Community Cohesion in Wales and to Medical Genetics.”
Crystal Oldman
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Crowborough, East Sussex
“For services to Nursing.”
Carol Brayne
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Medicine, Medical Research and Public Health.”
Andrew Morris
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Perth, Perth and Kinross
“For services to Medical Sciences, to Public Health and to Patient Care.”
Suzanne Rastrick
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Shaftesbury, Dorset
“For services to the Allied Health Professions and to the Social Housing Sector.”
Stephen Greene
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Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Allison White
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Aycliffe, County Durham
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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
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Belper, Derbyshire
“For services to Premature Babies and their Families.”
Debra Padgett
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear
“For services to Biomedical Science in the NHS.”
Maurice Neely
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Strabane, County Tyrone
“For services to Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland.”
Clare Mccawley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Castlewellan, County Down
“For services to Health and Social Care and to the Community and Voluntary Sector.”
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.”
Edith Leask
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Lerwick, Shetland
“For services to Mental Health and Wellbeing.”
Helen Mack
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wakefield, West Yorkshire
“For services to Hospice Care.”
Leanne Howlett
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Warwick, Warwickshire
“For services to Health Visiting.”
Claire Griffiths
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to Cancer Charities.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2002
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2002).
Published 31 December 2001.
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