As a college we are delighted to see a number of our members acknowledged in the Birthday Honours List, including:
- Professor Jane Davies, Professor of Paediatric Respirology and Experimental Medicine at Imperial College London, who has been awarded an OBE for services to People with Cystic Fibrosis.
- Dr Claudia Turner, a consultant paediatrician, and Professor Paul Turner, director of the Cambodia-Oxford Medical Research Unit, who were appointed an OBE for services to Children's Health in Cambodia and Thailand.
Honours have also been awarded to a wide group of child health professionals, including:
- Elizabeth Draper, Emeritus Professor of Perinatal and Paediatric Epidemiology at University of Leicester, awarded an OBE for services to healthcare.
- Dr Fiona Devine, Co-Founder and Chief Executive of Alexander Devine Children's Hospice Service, awarded an OBE for services to Children's Hospice Care.
- Anne Harris, Lately Director of Care, Rainbow Trust, awarded an OBE for services to Seriously Ill Children and their Families.
- Kim Roberts, Chief Executive of HENRY, awarded an OBE for services to Childhood Obesity Prevention.
- James Woodall, Co-Founder of George and the Giant Pledge, awarded an OBE for services to Cancer Care and Cancer Research for Children.
- Victoria Woodall, Co-Founder of George and the Giant Pledge, awarded an OBE for services to Cancer Care and Cancer Research for Children.
- Sharon Nurse awarded an OBE for services to Midwifery and Neonatal Education in Northern Ireland.
- Jillian Lorna Hastings Ward, Chair of the Participant Panel for Genomics England, awarded an OBE for services to Patients and Participants in UK Genomics.
- Dr Imran Rafi, General Practitioner and Reader in Primary Care and Genomics at St George's, University of London, awarded an OBE for services to General Practice and Genomics.
- Dr Jeanelle Louise De Gruchy, Lately President of the Association of Directors of Public Health and Chair at Greater Manchester Directors of Public Health awarded an OBE for services to Public Health.
- Professor Peter Fonagy, Head of the Division of Psychology and Language Sciences at University College London awarded an OBE for services to Mental Health Care for Children and Young People.
RCPCH President, Professor Steve Turner, said:
Congratulations to all those who have been so deservedly recognised in this years’ Birthday Honours. It’s wonderful to see so many child health professionals among the list, including one of our own members and Fellow, Professor Jane Davies, for her tireless work and research into Cystic Fibrosis. I know Jane well and am delighted to see her career’s work acknowledged by the King.
I’m also delighted to see such recognition for others working in maternity care, cancer care, obesity prevention, and genomics. Thank you to these colleagues for all that you have done for children.