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UK New Year and Birthday Honours for Health
164 people have received a UK honour for Health 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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2026
Medal / BEM
Angela Patricia O?callaghan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Colchester, Essex
“For services to Health and Wellbeing in the Workplace”
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”
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”
Caron Elaine Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Walsall, West Midlands
“Founder and Director, Common Unity. For services to Health and Wellbeing”
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”
Evelyn Elizabeth Jean Smyth
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Banbridge, County Down
“Medicines Management Specialist Nurse, Southern Health & Social Care Trust. For services to Health and Social Care”
Brian O?hagan
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newry, County Down
“For services to Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland”
Margaret Wood
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Keighley, West Yorkshire
“Lately Director of Nursing and Quality, Practice Plus Group. For services to Patients in Health and Justice Systems”
Julie Erskine
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Portrush, County Antrim
“Chair, Business Services Organisation. For services to Health and Social Care”
Officer (OBE)
Karen Jane Hamilton
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Peebles, Tweeddale
“Lately Chair, NHS Borders. For services to Health and to the community in the Scottish Borders”
Gisela Maame Ama Abakoma Abbam
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Reigate, Surrey
“Chair, General Pharmaceutical Council. For services to the Pharmacy Professions and Health”
2025
Medal / BEM
Beverley Burke
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
London, Greater London
“Chief Executive, Enfield Carers Centre. For services to Health and Social Care in the London Borough of Enfield”
Holly Jo Aquilina
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Lewes, East Sussex
“Employability and Skills Strategy Manager, East Sussex County Council. For services to Integrated Skills, Health and Employment”
Valerie June Snowden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
York, North Yorkshire
“President, Hospital Broadcasting Association. For services to Hospital, Health and Wellbeing Broadcasting”
Marion Shirley Andrews-Evans
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Chepstow, Gloucestershire
“Lately Executive Chief Nurse, NHS Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board. For services to Nursing, Health and Care Services”
Member (MBE)
Debra Monica Waite
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Darlington, County Durham
“Head of Regulatory Improvement and Operations Chief of Staff, Building Safety Regulator. For services to Health and Housing”
Nichola Page
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Bathgate, West Lothian
“Chief Human Resources Officer, Police Service of Scotland. For services to Policing, to Equality, and to Health”
Elizabeth Donnelly
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Bangor, County Down
“Lead Nurse Tissue Viability Nurse Specialist, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust. For services to Nursing and Health and Social Care”
Catherine Jean Burke
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Carrickfergus, County Antrim
“Lately Head, Musculoskeletal Services Occupational Health and Wellbeing, Police Service of Northern Ireland. For services to Health and Wellbeing”
Paul Newman
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Banbury, Northamptonshire
“Chief Executive, Greensleeves Care. For services to Health and Social Care”
Michael Cope
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Ebbw Vale, Gwent
“President, Ebbw Vale Cricket Club and Football Club. For services to Sport, Health and Wellbeing”
Christopher Norman Davies
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Newport, Gwent
“For services to Running and to Health and Wellbeing”
Officer (OBE)
Claire Riley
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Chester-le-Street, County Durham
“Chair, Seven Stories. For services to Children 's Literacy and to Health”
Matthew Kearney
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“General Practitioner and Innovation Advisor, UCLPartners. For services to Health and to the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease”
Michael Bloomfield
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Bangor, County Down
“Chief Executive, Northern Ireland Ambulance Service. For services to Health and Social Care”
Lady Marguerite Catherine Hunter Blair
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Maybole, Ayrshire and Arran
“Chief Executive, Play Scotland. For services to Play, to Learning and to Health”
Knight / Dame
Jane Lovely (Jane Cummings)
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
“Chair, Royal College of Nursing Foundation. For voluntary services to Nursing and to Health and Social Care”
Marie Sylvia Gabriel
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Chair, NHS Race and Health Observatory, Chair, Integrated Care Board and Integrated Care Partnership, NHS North East London and Associate Non-Executive Director, UK Health Security Agency. For services to Health and Equality”
2024
Medal / BEM
John Irving
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Linlithgow, West Lothian
“Treasurer, Mill Cottage Hut, Cairngorms National Park, Treasurer, Glen Brittle Memorial Hut, Skye, and Member and lately Chair, Forth Valley Mountaineering Club. For services to Outdoor Activities and Health in Scotland”
Maureen Margaret Wilson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Nairn, Nairn
“Member, NHS Highland Health and Social Care Chaplaincy Team. For services to Health and Well-Being”
Member (MBE)
Anna Louise Toland
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“Team Leader, Older People's Primary Care Service, Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership. For services to Health and Social Care in Glasgow”
Raymond Rafferty
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Crumlin, County Antrim
“Chair, Trade Unions, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust. For services to Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland”
Louise Kelley
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Ivybridge, Devon
“Holiday and Food Insecurity Lead, Plymouth Council, Devon. For services to Health and Wellbeing”
David Lampton Grey Cochrane
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“Head of Forensic Social Work, Forensic Mental Health and High Secure Care, West London NHS Trust. For services to Health and Social Care”
Officer (OBE)
Sarah Ann Workman
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Bishop Auckland, County Durham
“Lately Director, Adult Services, Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council. For services to Adult Social Care and Health”
Christopher Phillip Jones
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Chelmsford, Essex
“Chair, Waste Industry Safety and Health. For services to Health and Safety”
Nicola Patterson
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Bangor, County Down
“Lately Director of Nursing, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust. For services to Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland”
Neil Guckian
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“Chief Executive, The Western Health and Social Care Trust. For services to Health and Social Care and to the community in Northern Ireland”
2023
Medal / BEM
Margaret Mary Rooney
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Belfast, City of Belfast
“Business Support Officer, Patient and Client Support Services, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust. For services to Health and Social Care”
Paul Colin Kirby
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Blandford Forum, Dorset
“Quality Improvement Adviser, Care Quality Commission. For services to Health and Social Care”
Kathryn Cleland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Newtownards, County Down
“Interim Ward Sister, Paediatric Outpatient Department and Short Stay Paediatric Assessment Unit, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust. For services to Health and Social Care”
Wirinder Bhatiani
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Birchanger, Essex
“Lately Chair, NHS Bolton Clinical Commissioning Group. For services to Health and to Diversity in Greater Manchester”