The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) is proud to see its members recognised for their outstanding contribution to the health and wellbeing of children and young people.
RCPCH members recognised in this year’s Birthday Honours include:
- Professor Emeritus Pamela Kearns, Professor of Clinical Paediatric Oncology, University of Birmingham, for services to Cancer Research
- Dr Urshla Devalia, President of the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry, for services to Children’s Oral Health
We were also pleased to see further colleagues from the paediatric and child health workforce recognised for their efforts, including:
- Dakshesh Harivadan Parikh, Lately Consultant Paediatric Surgeon, Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Paediatric Surgery
- Vittoria Bucknall, Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon, Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, for services to Children and Young People
- Dr Katie Louise Misselbrook, Consultant Anaesthetist at Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, for services to Children and Young People
- Pundrique Radheyshyam Sharma, Consultant Plastic Surgeon at Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, for services to Children and Young People
- Josef Matthew Taylor, Consultant Surgeon at Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, for services to Children and Young People
- Roger David Mingins Walton, Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon at Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, for services to Children and Young People
- Dr David Martin Wright, Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon at Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, for services to Children and Young People
- Julia Donaldson CBE, for services to children’s literature
RCPCH congratulates all those honoured and thanks them for their continued commitment to improving outcomes for children and young people.
RCPCH President, Professor Steve Turner, said:
Congratulations to our members Professor Emeritus Pamela Kearns and Dr Urshla Devalia, as well as Dame Julia Donaldson, who attended RCPCH conference last month to receive the College Medal for her life-time contribution to children.
Those working across child health make an extraordinary contribution to the lives of children and young people. We are delighted to once again see RCPCH members, and colleagues from the wider child health workforce, recognised in this year’s Birthday Honours.