
New Year Honours 2018
Poppy Jaman OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Chief Executive
“For services to People with Mental Health Issues.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to People with Mental Health Issues.
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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
30 December 2017
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:
O.B.E.
To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Mrs. Poppy JAMAN
Chief Executive, Mental Health First Aid England
For services to People with Mental Health Issues.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62150 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
East Sussex
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2018- Role at the time
- Chief Executive
- Region
- East Sussex
“For services to People with Mental Health Issues.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 252 times in the New Year Honours List 2018 — about 18% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive.
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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Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
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Lee Ralph
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Yate, Gloucestershire
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Catherine Repton
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Belper, Derbyshire
“For services to Premature Babies and their Families.”
Debra Padgett
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Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear
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Strabane, County Tyrone
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Clare Mccawley
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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
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Edith Leask
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“For services to Mental Health and Wellbeing.”
Helen Mack
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Wakefield, West Yorkshire
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Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2018
London Gazette (official record), issue 62150, notice 2938092. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2018).
Published 29 December 2017.
Location (East 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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