
New Year Honours 2019
James Mackey
Knight Bachelor
Chief Executive
“For services to Health in England and to the community in North Tyneside and Northumberland.”
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Knight Bachelor
For services to Health in England and to the community in North Tyneside and Northumberland.
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London Gazette notice
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Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
29 December 2018
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to signify her intention of conferring the honour of Knighthood upon the undermentioned:
James MACKEY
Chief Executive, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
For services to Health in England and to the community in North Tyneside and Northumberland.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62507 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Northumberland
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New Year Honours 2019- Role at the time
- Chief Executive
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- Northumberland
“For services to Health in England and to the community in North Tyneside and Northumberland.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 20 times in the New Year Honours List 2019 — about 1% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive.
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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“For political and public service.”
Ian Blatchford
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“For services to Cultural Education.”
James Leigh-pemberton
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London
“For services to Financial Services, to British Industry and to Government.”
Jeremy Farrar
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“For services to Global Health.”
John Lewis
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Dorset
“For services to the Arts and to Philanthropy.”
John Redwood
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“For political and public service.”
Jonathan Montgomery
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Melvyn Greaves
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Patrick Vallance
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London
“For services to Open Clinical Science.”
Philip Pullman
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Oxfordshire
“For services to Literature.”
Prof Michael Anthony John Ferguson
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“For services to Science.”
Richard Alston
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“For services to Rugby Union Football.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Health & Social Care
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,501 people have been recognised for Health & Social Care. See the full list →
Professor David Mabey
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2026
“For services to Global Health.”
Jonathan Davies
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to People with Cancer and to Broadcasting.”
Judith Dewinter
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the NHS.”
Jill Belch
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Scone, Perth and Kinross
“For services to Medicine and Public Health.”
Meena Upadhyaya
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
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
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Perth, Perth and Kinross
“For services to Medical Sciences, to Public Health and to Patient Care.”
Suzanne Rastrick
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Shaftesbury, Dorset
“For services to the Allied Health Professions and to the Social Housing Sector.”
Stephen Greene
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Allison White
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aycliffe, County Durham
“For services to Supporting People with Cancer.”
Caron Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
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
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Belper, Derbyshire
“For services to Premature Babies and their Families.”
Debra Padgett
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Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear
“For services to Biomedical Science in the NHS.”
Maurice Neely
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Strabane, County Tyrone
“For services to Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland.”
Clare Mccawley
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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.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Knight Bachelor · 2019
London Gazette (official record), issue 62507, notice 3175816. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2019).
Published 28 December 2018.
Location (Northumberland) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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