
Birthday Honours 2018
Richard Dewar MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Consultant Physician
“For services to the NHS, particularly Stroke Patients.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to the NHS, particularly Stroke Patients.
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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:
M.B.E.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Dr. Richard Ian DEWAR
Consultant Physician, Cwm Taf University Health Board
For services to the NHS, particularly Stroke Patients.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62310 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Cardiff
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Birthday Honours 2018- Role at the time
- Consultant Physician
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“For services to the NHS, particularly Stroke Patients.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 497 times in the Birthday Honours List 2018 — about 37% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Consultant Physician.
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 Member of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2018
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Afriqnmun Lovejoy
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London
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London
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London
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London
“For services to Muslim Women.”
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Alan Creighton
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West Yorkshire
“For services to the Energy Industry.”
Alan Mclean
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“For services to the security of Her Majesty’s Government staff overseas.”
Alan Moss
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Shropshire
“For services to Apprentice Training.”
Alan Muddiman
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South Yorkshire
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Dunbartonshire
“For services to Music, to the Gaelic Language and to charity.”
Alastair Boyle
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Lanarkshire
“For services to charity, particularly the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and to the Anthony Nolan Partnership.”
Alastair Ley
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Albert Pattison
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Durham
“For services to International Trade and to the Economy in the Tees Valley and to charity.”
Alexander Jackson
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Edinburgh
“For services to Cross Country Running in Scotland.”
Alexander Mustard
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Cambridgeshire
“For services to Underwater Photography.”
Alexander Usborne
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South Yorkshire
“For services to Exports in Media and Promoting Disability in Film.”
Alexander Wilkie
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Lanarkshire
“For services to the British and International Dairy Industry and to the community in Lanarkshire.”
Alexandra Cotton
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West Midlands
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Alison Browning
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Surrey
“For services to Education and to the Personal Development of Young People.”
Alison Hopkins
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London
“For services to Nursing.”
Alison Vaughan
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London
“For services to Education.”
Alistair Handyside
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Devon
“For voluntary service to the Tourism Sector in the South West.”
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Jonathan Davies
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Swansea, West Glamorgan
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Judith Dewinter
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London, Greater London
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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
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Perth, Perth and Kinross
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Suzanne Rastrick
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Shaftesbury, Dorset
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Stephen Greene
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Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Allison White
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Aycliffe, County Durham
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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
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Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to Cancer Charities.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2018
London Gazette (official record), issue 62310, notice 3041892. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2018).
Published 8 June 2018.
Location (Cardiff) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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