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UK New Year and Birthday Honours for Public Health
119 people have received a UK honour for Public 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
Member (MBE)
Helen Robyn Atkinson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Liphook, Hampshire
“Director of Public Health, Portsmouth City Council. For services to Public Health”
Alice Katherine Wiseman
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Blyth, Northumberland
“Director of Public Health, Gateshead Council and Vice-President, Association of Directors of Public Health. For services to Public Health”
Julia Verne
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Esher, Surrey
“Lately Head of Health and Social Care Epidemiology, Department of Health and Social Care. For services to End of Life Care and Public Health”
Dr Catherine Mbema
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Director of Public Health, London Borough of Lewisham. For services to Public Health”
Officer (OBE)
Nicola Jayne Rose
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire
“Interim Executive Director of Science and Research, Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency. For services to Science and Public Health”
Alexander Gregory Fell
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Derbyshire
“President, Association of Directors of Public Health and Director of Public Health, Sheffield City Council. For services to Public Health”
Commander (CBE)
David Thomas Kemp
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hatfield, Hertfordshire
“Emeritus Professor of Auditory Biophysics, University College London. For services to Auditory Sciences and Public Health”
Jill Jannette Freda Belch
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Scone, Perth and Kinross
“Professor of Vascular Medicine and Consultant Physician, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, NHS Tayside. For services to Medicine and Public Health”
Professor David John Gunnell
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Portishead, Somerset
“Emeritus Professor of Epidemiology, Bristol Medical School. For services to Public Health and Suicide Prevention”
2025
Officer (OBE)
Alastair John MacGILCHRIST
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“Chair, Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems. For services to Medicine and Public Health”
Mark King
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Liverpool, Merseyside
“Founder, Oliver King Foundation. For services to Public Health”
Tracey Cooper
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Coleford, Gloucestershire
“Chief Executive, Public Health Wales NHS Trust. For services to Healthcare and to Public Health”
Ivan Browne
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Leicester, Leicestershire
“Lately Director, Public Health, Leicester City Council. For services to Public Health”
Commander (CBE)
Liam Smeeth
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Director, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. For services to Public Health and Education”
Christine Mclaughlin
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Linlithgow, West Lothian
“Co-Director, Population Health Directorate, Scottish Government. For services to Public Health in Scotland”
2024
Member (MBE)
Nicola Close
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“Chief Executive, Association of Directors of Public Health. For services to Public Health”
Matthew David Snape
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“Lately Professor in Paediatrics and Vaccinology, Oxford Vaccine Group, University of Oxford. For services to Public Health, particularly during Covid-19”
Officer (OBE)
Thomas David Waite
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health and Social Care. For services to Public Health”
David Rollinson
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Tring, Buckinghamshire
“Scientific Associate, Natural History Museum. For services to Museum Science and to Public Health”
Ian Hall
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Stockport, Cheshire
“Professor of Mathematical Epidemiology and Statistics, University of Manchester and Senior Principal Modeller, UK Health Security Agency. For services to Public Health, to Epidemiology and to Adult Social Care, particularly during Covid-19”
Dr Jeanelle Louise De Gruchy
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Manchester, Greater Manchester
“Lately President, Association of Directors of Public Health and Chair, Greater Manchester Directors of Public Health. For services to Public Health”
Commander (CBE)
Mala Rao
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Colchester, Essex
“Senior Clinical Fellow, Imperial College London. For services to Public Health, the NHS, and to Equality and Diversity”
Angela Leitch
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“Lately Chief Executive, Public Health Scotland. For services to Public Health in Scotland”
Jonathan Marron
PersonCompanion Order Of Bath · 2024
London, Greater London
“Director General, Office of Health Inequalities and Disparities, Department of Health and Social Care. For services to Public Health”
Professor Margaret Mary Rae
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Chippenham, Wiltshire
“Lately President, UK Faculty of Public Health. For services to Public Health and to Public Health Standards”
2023
Member (MBE)
Ruth Price
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“Professor and Co-Lead, Safeguarding Health through Infection Prevention Research Group. For services to Public Health in Scotland during Covid-19”
Eugene Michael Gerard Milne
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
“Lately Director of Public Health, Newcastle City Council. For services to Public Health and Wellbeing”
Sonja McILFATRICK
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Carrickfergus, County Antrim
“Dean of the Ulster Doctoral College and Professor of Nursing and Palliative Care, Ulster University. For services to Higher Education and Public Health”
Marian Knight
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Kidlington, Oxfordshire
“Professor of Maternal and Child Population Health, University of Oxford. For services to Maternal and Public Health”
Stephen Barry
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“Senior Executive Manager, Health Protection, Welsh Government. For services to Public Health in Wales”
Officer (OBE)
John Norman Newton
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“Director of Public Health Analysis, Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, Department of Health and Social Care. For services to Public Health”
Claire Marie Guest
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
“Co-Founder, Chief Executive and Chief Scientific Officer, Medical Detection Dogs. For services to Medical Knowledge, Public Health and Wellbeing”
Ian Richard Green
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Builth Wells, Powys
“Chief Executive, Terrence Higgins Trust. For services to Charity and to Public Health”
Anne Margaret Diamond
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Buckinghamshire
“Campaigner and Fundraiser. For services to Public Health and to Charity”
Jo-Anne Daniels
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“Director, Test, Trace and Protect Service, Wales. For services to Public Health and Education in Wales”
Commander (CBE)
Peter Kelly
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Billingham, County Durham
“Regional Director of Public Health, Office for Health Improvements and Disparities, Department of Health and Social Care. For services to Public Health”
Susan Ibbotson
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Redditch, Worcestershire
“Lately Regional Director of Public Health, Midlands and Regional Director, Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, Department of Health and Social Care. For services to Public Health”
John Bell
PersonCompanion Order Of The Companions Of Honour · 2023
Wallingford, Oxfordshire
“Regius Professor of Medicine, University of Oxford. For services to Medicine, Medical Research, the Life Science Industry and to Public Health”
Mary Elizabeth Booth Ramsay
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Watford, Hertfordshire
“Director of Public Health Programmes, UK Health Security Agency. For services to Public Health”
Maria Teresa Jennings
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Castlewellan, County Down
“Director, Regulatory Compliance, People and Northern Ireland, Food Standards Agency. For services to Public Health”
Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“Co-Founder and Chair, the Ella Roberta Family Foundation. For services to Public Health”
David Christopher Crossman
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“Chief Scientist (Health), Scottish Government. For services to Public Health in Scotland”
Michael Marmot
PersonCompanion Order Of The Companions Of Honour · 2023
London, Greater London
“Director, Institute of Health Equity, University College London. For services to Public Health”