Birthday Honours 2015
Professor Frances Mary Ashcroft DBE
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
Organisation: University of Oxford
“Professor of Physiology, University of Oxford. For services to Medical Science and the Public Understanding of Science.”
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
Professor of Physiology, University of Oxford. For services to Medical Science and the Public Understanding of Science.
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“Professor of Physiology, University of Oxford. For services to Medical Science and the Public Understanding of Science.”
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“Professor of Physiology, University of Oxford. For services to Medical Science and the Public Understanding of Science.”
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The Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 7 times in the Birthday Honours List 2015.
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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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Aberdeenshire
“Lately Chief Scientific Adviser to the President of the European Commission. For services to Science.”
Professor Victoria Geraldine Bruce
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Northumberland
“Vice-President for Public Engagement, British Academy and Professor of School of Psychology, Newcastle University. For services to Higher Education and Psychology.”
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Zarine Kharas
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London
“Founder and Chief Executive, JustGiving.com. For services to Business and Charity.”
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Professor David Mabey
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Jonathan Davies
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“For services to People with Cancer and to Broadcasting.”
Judith Dewinter
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London, Greater London
“For services to the NHS.”
Jill Belch
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Scone, Perth and Kinross
“For services to Medicine and Public Health.”
Meena Upadhyaya
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Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to Community Cohesion in Wales and to Medical Genetics.”
Crystal Oldman
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Crowborough, East Sussex
“For services to Nursing.”
Carol Brayne
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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
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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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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2015
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2015).
Published 15 June 2015.
Location (Oxfordshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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