
Birthday Honours 2016
Sarah Gates OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to People with Mental Ill Health and voluntary service to Homeless People.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to People with Mental Ill Health and voluntary service to Homeless People.
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Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
11 June 2016
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:
O.B.E.
To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Ms Sarah GATES
Mental Health Liaison Officer, Sussex Police
For services to People with Mental Ill Health and voluntary service to Homeless People.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61608 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Surrey
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“For services to People with Mental Ill Health and voluntary service to Homeless People.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 248 times in the Birthday Honours List 2016 — about 17% 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 2016
Adil Ray
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For services to Broadcasting.”
Alan Borthwick
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Hampshire
“For services to Health and Health Research.”
Alan Thorpe
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Berkshire
“For services to Environmental Science and Research.”
Alexander Chesterman
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For services to Digital Entrepreneurship.”
Alison Balsom
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For services to Music.”
Alison Boulton
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Bristol
“For services to Education.”
Alison Mutch (mrs. Webb)
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Cheshire
“For services to Law and Order particularly Tackling Hate Crime.”
Allen Packwood
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Cambridgeshire
“For services to Archives and Scholarship.”
Alyson Fender
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
South Yorkshire
“For public service to Higher Education.”
Andrew Brown
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
North Yorkshire
“For services to Education.”
Andrew Burns
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Leicestershire
“For services to Education.”
Andrew Fisher
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Berkshire
“For services to the Digital Economy.”
Andrew Jameson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Angela Barke
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For services to Defence.”
Anthony Howlett-bolton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Buckinghamshire
“For services to Ex-offenders through the Langley House Trust.”
Anthony Larkin
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Herefordshire
“For services to Further Education and Disability Sport.”
Anthony Mcpartlin
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For services to Broadcasting and Entertainment.”
Anthony Thompson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For services to Planning and voluntary services to Young People.”
Anthony Webborn
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
East Sussex
“For services to Paralympic Sports Medicine and the British Paralympic Association.”
Antony Bannan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Lancashire
“For services to the UK Economy, International Trade and Inward Investment.”
Arwel Ellis Owen
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
“For services to Social Services and Social Care in Wales.”
Bernadette Rijnenberg
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Powys
“For services to Probation.”
Bhanu Ramaswamy
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
South Yorkshire
“For services to Physiotherapy.”
Brian Blessed
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Surrey
“For services to the Arts and charity.”
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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 · 2016
London Gazette (official record), issue 61608, notice 2551939. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2016).
Published 11 June 2016.
Location (Surrey) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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