New Year Honours 2011
Pinnaduwage Ariyaraten De Silva OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Consultant Physician • Dewsbury District Hospital
“For services to Medicine.”
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“For services to Medicine.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 315 times in the New Year Honours List 2011 — about 24% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Consultant Physician, Dewsbury District Hospital.
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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Castlewellan, County Down
“For services to Health and Social Care and to the Community and Voluntary Sector.”
Steven Lowe
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Wigan, Greater Manchester
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Wendy Lowe
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Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Edith Leask
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Lerwick, Shetland
“For services to Mental Health and Wellbeing.”
Helen Mack
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Wakefield, West Yorkshire
“For services to Hospice Care.”
Leanne Howlett
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Warwick, Warwickshire
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2011
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2011).
Published 30 December 2010.
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