New Year Honours 2010
John Burn of Clinical Genetics
Knight Bachelor
• Newcastle University
“For services to Medicine.”
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Knight Bachelor
New Year Honours 2010- Role at the time
- Newcastle University
“For services to Medicine.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 24 times in the New Year Honours List 2010 — about 2% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Newcastle University.
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 Knight Bachelor in the New Year Honours 2010
Administration of Justice
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Andrew Patrick Dillon
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London
“Chief Executive, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. For services to Healthcare.”
David Alan Chipperfield
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
“For services to architecture in the UK and Germany.”
Dr Ralph Kohn
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
London
“For services to Science, Music and to Charity.”
Erich Arieh Reich
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
London
“Chairman, Kindertransport Group, Association of Jewish Refugees. For charitable services.”
Graham Robert Wynne
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
Hertfordshire
“Chief Executive, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. For services to Nature Conservation.”
His Hon Mota Singh
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
London
“For services to the Administration of Justice, Community Relations and to the Voluntary Sector.”
Ian David Grant
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
Perth and Kinross
“Lately Chairman, The Crown Estate.”
Ian Robert Mcgeechan
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
Buckinghamshire
“For services to Rugby.”
Jonathan Stephen Cunliffe
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
London
“Second Permanent Secretary and Head of International Economic Affairs, Europe and G8 Sherpa, Prime Minister''s Office.”
Mark Ellis Powell Jones
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
London
“Director, Victoria and Albert Museum. For services to the Arts.”
Michael John Marshall
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
Cambridgeshire
“Chairman, Marshall of Cambridge (Holdings) Ltd. For services to Business, Charity and to the community in Cambridgeshire.”
Nicholas Robert Hytner
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
London
“Director, National Theatre. For services to Drama.”
Patrick Stewart
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
London
“Actor. For services to Drama.”
Paul John James Britton
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
Kent
“Lately Director-General and Head, Economic and Domestic Affairs Secretariat, Cabinet Office.”
Prof John Burn
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
Tyne and Wear
“Professor of Clinical Genetics, Newcastle University. For services to Medicine.”
Prof John Stranger Holman
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
North Yorkshire
“National Director, Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths Programme. For services to Education.”
Prof Mansel Aylward
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
Merthyr Tydfil
“Chairman, Wales Centre for Health. For services to Healthcare.”
Prof Michael Adrian Richards
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
London
“National Cancer Director. For services to Medicine.”
Prof Paul Anthony Mellars
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
Cambridgeshire
“Professor of Prehistory and Human Evolution, University of Cambridge. For services to Scholarship.”
Prof Robert George Burgess
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
Leicestershire
“Vice-Chancellor, University of Leicester. For services to local and national Higher Education.”
Prof Salvador Moncada
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
London
“Director, Wolfson Institute of Biomedical Research, University College London. For services to Science.”
Richard Douglas Lapthorne
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
“For services to telecommunications.”
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
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crowborough, East Sussex
“For services to Nursing.”
Carol Brayne
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
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
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
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.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Knight Bachelor · 2010
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2010).
Published 30 December 2009.
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