New Year Honours 2019
Marianne Griffiths DBE
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
Chief Executive
“For services to the NHS.”
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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
29 December 2018
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
D.B.E.
To be Ordinary Dames Commander of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Marianne GRIFFITHS
Chief Executive, Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust
For services to the NHS.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62507 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
West Sussex
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New Year Honours 2019- Role at the time
- Chief Executive
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- West Sussex
“For services to the NHS.”
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How common is this award?
The Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 10 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?
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 Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2019
Alison Nimmo
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For public service and services to the Exchequer.”
Ann Gloag
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Perth and Kinross
“For services to Business and to Philanthropy.”
Ann Robinson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Tyne and Wear
“For services to Primary Care.”
Glenda Bailey
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
“For services to the GREAT Britain campaign and UK prosperity, charity, fashion and journalism.”
Jayne Anne Gadhia
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For services to Financial Services and to Women in the Financial Industry.”
Lesley (Twiggy) Lawson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For services to Fashion, to the Arts and to charity.”
Louise Martin
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Sport.”
Madeleine Atkins
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Cambridgeshire
“For services to Higher Education.”
Mary Ney
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For services to Local Government.”
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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
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the NHS.”
Crystal Oldman
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crowborough, East Sussex
“For services to Nursing.”
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.”
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
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
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.”
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Where this record comes from
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2019
London Gazette (official record), issue 62507, notice 3176267. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2019).
Published 28 December 2018.
Location (West Sussex) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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