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UK New Year and Birthday Honours for Health & Social Care
3,053 people have received a UK honour for Health & Social Care in the Birthday and New Year Honours of King Charles III and, before him, the late Queen Elizabeth II. Read the official citation behind each award, and search or filter the recipients below.
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Medal / BEM
Frances Blackburne
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
“North West Regional Manager, Newbloom Healthcare Limited. For services to Nursing and Elderly Care”
Neil Alexander Blanks
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Portsmouth, Hampshire
“For services to Hospital Radio in Gosport and Portsmouth”
Jacqueline Whitnell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Worthing, West Sussex
“Nurse, Lime Tree Primary Care Practice. For services to the NHS and to Higher Education”
Amy Natasha Watson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire
“Foster Carer, Bedfordshire Council, Bedfordshire. For services to Foster Care”
Ross Watson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bedford, Bedfordshire
“Foster Carer, Bedfordshire Council, Bedfordshire. For services to Foster Care”
Simon John Walsh
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Nelson, Lancashire
“Procurement Director and Joint Greater Manchester Procurement Lead, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. For services to the NHS and Charity”
Angela Frances Stevenson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wallsend, Tyne and Wear
“For services to Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Support in North East England”
Lesley-Ann Simpson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Plymouth, Devon
“Chief Executive, The Chestnut Appeal. For services to Men's Health”
Elaine Simmons
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Holywell, Clwyd
“Dental Nurse Tutor and Internal Quality Assessor, The Academy of Dental Nursing Ltd. For services to Dentistry and Dental Nursing”
Angela Patricia O?callaghan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Colchester, Essex
“For services to Health and Wellbeing in the Workplace”
Margaret McDONALD
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Falkirk, Stirling and Falkirk
“Founder and Chair, Car4U. For services to People with Cancer in Falkirk”
Norman Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Lancashire
“Foster Carer, St Helens Borough Council, St Helens, Merseyside. For services to Foster Care”
Glynis Smith Macleod
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Kirkwall, Orkney
“Lately Medical Secretary, NHS Orkney. For services to the NHS and to the community in Orkney”
Mary Ann MacFARLANE
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Portree, Ross and Cromarty
“For services to Community Care and Charity”
Jacqueline Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“Foster Carer, St Helens Borough Council, St Helens, Merseyside. For services to Foster Care”
Gwyn Jones
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Billinghurst, West Sussex
“Lately Cattle Sector Group Chair, Animal Health and Welfare Pathway. For services to Animal Health and Welfare”
Alison Irwin
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Portstewart, County Antrim
“Lately Head of Equality, Northern Health and Social Care Trust. For services to Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland”
David Stephen Ireland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Oldham, Greater Manchester
“Lately Chief Executive, Francis House Children's Hospice. For services to Children's Hospices”
Nigel David Hart
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Belfast, County Borough of Belast
“For services to Primary Care, Medical Research and Training”
Sheena Harrison
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Flintshire, Clwyd
“Duty Social Worker, North-East Wales Foster Care Services. For services to Young People in Foster Care”
Louise Gough
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Lasswade, Midlothian
“Founder, Bright Sparks SCIO, Bonnyrigg, Midlothian. For services to Foster Care”
Teresa Mary Gazi
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist, City Hospice, Cardiff. For services to Nursing and to Hospice Care”
Julie Fitzpatrick
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire
“Project Manager, Department for Work and Pensions. For services to Local and National Cancer Care”
Julie Denley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Caerphilly, Gwent
“Director of Primary, Community and Mental Health Services, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board. For services to Mental Health Services”
Sandra Crowder
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“Foster Carer. For services to Adoption and Foster Care”
Margaret Clarke
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Crewe, Cheshire
“Foster Carer. For services to Foster Care”
Fatima Ahmad
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
“Foster Carer, Kirklees Council. For services to Foster Care”
Isabella Cameron
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Isle of Uist, Western Isles
“Head of Kitchen, Grogarry Lodge. For services to Hospitality and to the Rural Economy in South Uist”
Warren John Dunkley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Gravesend, Kent
“Founder, Off the Ropes and Occupational Therapist, Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Mental Health Support”
Dr Tyrrell George John Robert Evans
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Vice-President, St Christopher's Hospice. For services to Palliative Care”
Claire Elizabeth Griffiths
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to Cancer Charities”
Leanne Johanna Howlett
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Warwick, Warwickshire
“Expert by Experience and Specialist Perinatal Psychiatric Nurse, Institute of Health Visiting. For services to Health Visiting”
Edith Joyce Leask
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Lerwick, Shetland
“For services to Mental Health and Wellbeing”
Steven Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“Foster Carer, Wigan Council. For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester”
Wendy Jayne Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“Foster Carer, Wigan Council. For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester”
Helen Mary Mack
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wakefield, West Yorkshire
“Lately Director of Income Generation, Wakefield Hospice. For services to Hospice Care”
Clare Mccawley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Castlewellan, County Down
“Victorian Garden Manager, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust. For services to Health and Social Care and to the Community and Voluntary Sector”
Maurice Neely
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Strabane, County Tyrone
“For services to Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland”
Debra Jayne Padgett
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear
“Pathology Network Operational Lead and Clinical Pathology Lead, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Biomedical Science in the NHS”
Lee Allen Ralph
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Yate, Gloucestershire
“Firefighter, Avon Fire and Rescue Service. For services to Mental Health, Wellbeing, and Resilience in the Fire and Rescue Sector”
Claire Marie Robinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
“Foster Carer, Birmingham Children's Trust. For services to Foster Care in Birmingham”
Caron Elaine Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Walsall, West Midlands
“Founder and Director, Common Unity. For services to Health and Wellbeing”
Allison White
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aycliffe, County Durham
“Founder, Great Aycliffe Cancer Support Group. For services to Supporting People with Cancer”
Member (MBE)
Louise Keri Wright
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Pontypool, Gwent
“Senior Physiotherapy Technician, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board. For services to Health and Social Care”
Helen Whyley
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Pencoed, Mid Glamorgan
“Executive Director, Royal College of Nursing Wales. For services to Nursing”
Karen Whittaker
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Preston, Lancashire
“Senior Education Lead, Institute of Health Visiting. For services to Health Visiting”
Carl Samuel Waldmann
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Reading, Berkshire
“Lately Director, Intensive Care Unit, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Critically Ill Patients in the NHS”
Lucy Warner
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Woking, Surrey
“Chief Executive, NHS Practitioner Health Service. For services to the NHS”