Birthday Honours 2008
Sandra Anne Verkuyten OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to Healthcare and to the community in London and Essex.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to Healthcare and to the community in London and Essex.
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 2008
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Essex
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“For services to Healthcare and to the community in London and Essex.”
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“For services to Healthcare and to the community in London and Essex.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 269 times in the Birthday Honours List 2008 — about 22% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
5,249 people have been recognised for Health & Social Care.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2008
Abdalla YassinMohamed
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Alan Charles Cole
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Royal Navy
Alan Claude Tolhurst
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Nottinghamshire
“For voluntary service to the community in South Yorkshire.”
Alan Moore McCulla
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Down
Chief Executive
Alan Sommerville
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Derbyshire
“For voluntary service to Sport.”
Alexander Eric Vines
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Alexandra Duchess of Abercorn
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Tyrone
“For voluntary service to the community in Northern Ireland through the Pushkin Trust.”
Alfred Charles Shedden
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Glasgow
“For services to the Voluntary Sector in Scotland.”
Alison Jill Gordon
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
First Secretary
Amelia Lindsey Wharmby
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
West Yorkshire
“For services to Education.”
Andrew Peter Bowen
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Royal Air Force
Andrew Vincent Kelly
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Buckinghamshire
Grade B1
Andrew Walton Ledger Queen’s Royal Hussars.
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Andy Gale
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
South Glamorgan
“for Communities and Local Government.”
Angus Francis Jackson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
“For reconstruction efforts in Southern Iraq.”
Anna Wintour
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
“For services to British journalism and British fashion in the USA.”
Anne Moran
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Belfast
Dean
Anthony Arthur Nichols
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Surrey
Anthony Duggan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Bedfordshire
“For services to the Fire and Rescue Service and to Local Government.”
Anthony John James Bailey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“For services to Inter-Faith Relations and to Charity.”
Anthony Michael Jenner
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Flintshire
Anthony Norman Salter
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
West Midlands
“For public and voluntary service to Older People and to the community in the West Midlands.”
Anthony William Lilley
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
East Sussex
“For services to Media and Creative Industries.”
Antonia Elizabeth Brigid Luise Marchioness of Douro
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“For voluntary service to Social Housing.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Health & Social Care
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 5,249 people have been recognised for Health & Social Care. See the full list →
Judith Dewinter
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the NHS.”
Crystal Oldman
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crowborough, East Sussex
“For services to Nursing.”
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.”
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.”
Tyrrell Evans
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Palliative Care.”
Warren Dunkley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Gravesend, Kent
“For services to Mental Health Support.”
Elizabeth Slinger
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Healthcare in Myanmar.”
Matthew Wilson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Robertsbridge, East Sussex
“For services to Blood Cancer Awareness and Research.”
Helen Whyley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Pencoed, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to Nursing.”
Karen Weldon (karen Juggins)
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
“For services to Dentistry.”
Carl Waldmann
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Reading, Berkshire
“For services to Critically Ill Patients in the NHS.”
Lucy Warner
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Woking, Surrey
“For services to the NHS.”
Neil Platt
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Vulnerable People and to Mental Health.”
Pamela Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Leonard Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Ghulam Ng
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to Medical Research and Healthcare.”
Benash Nazmeen
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For services to Charity and to Healthcare.”
Mark Major
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Kettering, Northamptonshire
“For services to Carers.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2008
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2008).
Published 14 June 2008.
Location (Essex) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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