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
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Role, region and citation as recorded for each award.
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?
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 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.”
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.”
Edward Hardy
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Surrey
“For services to Drama.”
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.”
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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 ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2007).
Published 14 June 2007.
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