Birthday Honours 2024
Richard Douglas
Knight Bachelor
Chair
“For services to the NHS.”
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London Gazette notice
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Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
15 June 2024
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty’s Birthday, to signify his intention of conferring the honour of Knighthood upon the undermentioned:
Richard Philip DOUGLAS C.B.
Chair, NHS South East London Integrated Care Board
For services to the NHS.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64423 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Knight Bachelor
Birthday Honours 2024- Role at the time
- Chair
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- Rainham, Kent
“For services to the NHS.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 16 times in the Birthday Honours List 2024 — about 1% of the list.
In their area
6 Knight Bachelor recipients are from Kent.
What organisation were they with?
Chair.
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 Knight Bachelor in the Birthday Honours 2024
Alan Bates
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
Colwyn Bay, Clwyd
“For services to Justice.”
Andrew Marsh
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
Somerset
“For services to Policing.”
John Milford Rutter
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Music.”
Mark Tucker
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to the Economy.”
Michael Whittingham
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
“For services to Chemistry.”
Niall Ferguson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
Porthcawl, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to Literature.”
Nicholas Lyons
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk
“For services to the Financial Sector, to the Growth Economy and to Financial Literacy.”
Professor James Ferguson Skea
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
London, Greater London
“For services to Climate Science.”
Richard Greenhalgh
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
Kingston upon Thames, Surrey
“For services to Education.”
Robert Behrens
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Roderick Beaton
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
“For services to History and to UK/Greece relations.”
Roger Wright
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
Halesworth, Suffolk
“For services to Music.”
Tony Kouzarides
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Healthcare Innovation and Delivery.”
Wayne David
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
Gwent
“For Parliamentary and Political Service.”
Wayne Mcgregor
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
London, Greater London
“For services to Dance.”
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.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Knight Bachelor · 2024
London Gazette (official record), issue 64423, notice 4644578. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2024).
Published 14 June 2024.
Location (Rainham, Kent) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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