

Birthday Honours 2018
Paul Litchfield CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Chief Medical Officer • BT Group plc
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2018
“For services to Wellbeing in the Workplace.”
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2007
“For services to Occupational Medicine.”
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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
9 June 2018
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
C.B.E.
To be Ordinary Commanders of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Dr. Paul LITCHFIELD O.B.E.
Chief Medical Officer, BT Group plc
For services to Wellbeing in the Workplace.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62310 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 2007
View this issue on the London Gazette ↗ · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2007- Role at the time
- Chief Medical Officer, BT Group plc
“For services to Occupational Medicine.”
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2018- Role at the time
- Chief Medical Officer
- Region
- Warwickshire
“For services to Wellbeing in the Workplace.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 98 times in the Birthday Honours List 2018 — about 7% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Medical Officer.
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 Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2018
Alexander Begbie
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Edinburgh
“For services to Business and Social Inclusion.”
Alexander John Marshall
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Hampshire
“For services to Policing.”
Alison Janet Elliot
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Edinburgh
“For public service.”
Alun Evans
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
London
“For services to Scholarship.”
Alun Tucker
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Cardiff
“For services to International Justice.”
Andrew Green
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Ann Heathwaite
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Lancashire
“For services to Scientific Research and Advice to the Government.”
Arthur Gascoigne
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Surrey
“For services to the Arts.”
Barbara Allison
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Lanarkshire
“For public service.”
Bashir Al-hashimi
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Hampshire
“For services to Computer Engineering and to Industry.”
Brenda Trenowden
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Kent
“For services to Exports in the Financial Sector and to Gender Equality.”
Brendan Mcguigan
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Down
“For services to Justice in Northern Ireland.”
Brent Cheshire
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
West Sussex
“For services to the Renewable Energy Sector.”
Carole Hillenbrand
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Edinburgh
“For services to the Understanding of Islamic History.”
Caroline Brazier
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
North Yorkshire
“For services to Librarianship and to Higher Education.”
Christoffel Brink
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Tyne and Wear
“For services to Higher Education.”
Colin Herron
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Tyne and Wear
“For services to Business and to the Renewable Energy Sector.”
David Eyton
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Buckinghamshire
“For services to Engineering and to Energy.”
David Havelock
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Surrey
“For services to the Economy.”
David Kinder
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Abroad
“For public service and services to Mental Wellbeing.”
David Orr
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
London
“For services to Housing.”
David Wood
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Tyne and Wear
“For political and public service.”
Dinah Casson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
London
“For services to Design.”
Dionne Collins
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing and the British Association of Women in Policing.”
In the same field
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.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2018
London Gazette (official record), issue 62310, notice 3041490. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2018).
Published 8 June 2018.
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2007
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 2007 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 16 June 2007.
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