Monday, December 30, 2013

Health in the New Year Honours 2014

Health in the New Year Honours 2014
Health makes up 7% of all honours. There is a rich breadth of vocations recognised within the health sector; recommendations at MBE include 6 nurses, 4 GPs and an anaesthetist. In addition to the damehood for Professor Susan Bailey, there is a DBE for Professor Pamela Shaw, Professor of Neurology, Sheffield.

The other awards in health include a knighthood for David Dalton, Chief Executive, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust; and a knighthood for Professor Peter Ratcliffe, Nuffield Professor of Clinical Medicine.

Other awards include a CBE for Julie Bailey, campaigner for Cure the NHS, who pressed for an independent inquiry into the care at Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust.

Read the full New Year Honours 2014 lists here.