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UK New Year and Birthday Honours for Palliative Care
25 people have received a UK honour for Palliative 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.
Palliative Care - awards over time
All honours associated with this theme, by award tier and year.
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2026
2025
Member (MBE)
Heather Richardson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Devizes, Wiltshire
“Lately Director of Academic Learning and Action and Chief Executive Officer, St Christopher 's Hospice. For services to Nursing and Palliative Care”
Jennifer Donnan
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Belfast, City of Belfast
“Hospice Palliative Care Nurse. For services to Palliative Care in Northern Ireland”
2024
Medal / BEM
Catherine Hubbert
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Maghull, Merseyside
“Macmillan General Practitioner and Founder, Woodlands Hospice Charitable Trust. For services to Palliative Care”
Sarah Bull
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Pontyclun, Mid Glamorgan
“Head of Bereavement Services, City Hospice. For services to Palliative Care”
2023
2021
2020
2019
Member (MBE)
Nigel Sykes
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Kent
“Lately Medical Director, St Christopher’s Hospice, London. For services to Palliative Care.”
Elizabeth Mary Brook Purcell
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Dorset
“Chief Executive, Lewis Manning Hospice. For services to Palliative Care in Dorset.”
Imelda McGUCKEN
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Tyrone
“Director, CHARIS Cancer Centre. For services to Nursing and Palliative Care in Northern Ireland.”
2017
2016
Member (MBE)
Helen Murray
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Swansea
“Chair, Ty Olwen Trust, Morriston Hospital, Swansea. For voluntary services to Palliative Care in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot.”
Margaret Pritchard
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Rhondda, Cynon, Taff
“Lately Chief Executive, George Thomas Hospice Care. For services to Palliative Care in Cardiff.”