The chairman of the NHS Confederation, Keith Pearson, has been knighted for services to the NHS in the Queen’s birthday honours list.

Sir Keith was appointed chairman in May 2010. He was previously chair of NHS East of England, a position he had held since 2006.

He has worked in the NHS since 1998 and was chair of the former Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire Strategic Health Authority before his time at NHS East of England.

Sir Keith said: “I am surprised and deeply honoured to receive a knighthood for services to the NHS.

“I have worked with some incredible colleagues during my time as a chairman in the NHS - firstly in Somerset and more recently as chairman of NHS East of England - and those colleagues have been a big part of what I have been able to achieve for the public we serve.”

Others honoured

Knighthoods

  • Professor Marc FELDMANN, Professor of Cellular Immunology, Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, London. For services to Medicine.
  • Professor Ian Thomas GILMORE, Consultant Physician and Gastroenterologist, Royal Liverpool University Hospitals and President, Royal College of Physicians. For services to Medicine.
  • Professor Peter Charles RUBIN, Chairman, General Medical Council, London. For services to Medicine.

Order of the Bath - Companions of the Order of the Bath

  • Miss Sian JARVIS, Director-General, Communications, Department of Health.

Order of the British Empire - Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire

  • Professor Barbara MONROE, Chief Executive, St Christopher’s Hospice, London. For services to Palliative Care.

Order of the British Empire - Commanders of the Order of the British Empire

  • Dr Mary ARMITAGE, Consultant Physician and Endocrinologist, Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Medicine.
  • Linda Mary, Mrs DE COSSART, Consultant Vascular and General Surgeon, Countess of Chester Hospital. For services to Medicine.
  • Professor Andrew FINLAY, Lately Professor of Dermatology, Cardiff University. For services to Medicine.
  • Judith Louise, Mrs GREENSMITH, DL For services to the NHS in Merseyside.
  • Dr Russell Douglas HAMILTON Director of Research and Development, Department of Health.
  • Professor Ann Jacqueline HUNTER, Former Senior Vice-President and Head, Science Environment Development, GlaxoSmithKline. For services to the Pharmaceutical Industry.
  • Dr Paul LANGMAID, Chief Dental Officer for Wales, Department of Health and Social Services, Welsh Assembly Government.
  • Professor Linda Maitland LUXON, Professor of Audiological Medicine, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Medicine.
  • Professor Barry MCCORMICK, Chief Economist and Chief Analyst, Department of Health.
  • John Douglas ORR, Consultant Paediatric Surgeon and Past President, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. For services to Medicine.
  • Ms Jenny OWEN, Executive Director, Adult, Health and Community Wellbeing, Essex County Council and President, Association of Directors of Adult Social Services. For public service.
  • Professor David Thomas SINES, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Buckinghamshire New University. For services to Healthcare.
  • Mary Cecilia, Mrs SPINKS, Director, Florence Nightingale Foundation. For services to Nursing.
  • David Radcliffe STONE, OBE Chairman, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Healthcare.
  • Professor Veronica VAN HEYNINGEN, FRS President, Genetics Society. For services to Science.
  • Dr Robert James YOUNG, Consultant Physician, Diabetes and Endocrinology, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Medicine.

Order of the British Empire - Officers of the Order of the British Empire

  • Professor Amanda ASHTON, Director of Quality, NHS Leicester City. For services to Nursing.
  • Ms Diana BARNES, For services to Mental Healthcare.
  • Dr Kailash CHAND MALHOTRA, General Medical Practitioner, Ashton-under-Lyne. For services to Healthcare.
  • Utheshtra CHETTY, Lately Senior Consultant Surgeon, Edinburgh Breast Unit. For services to Medicine.
  • Jill, Mrs CRAWFORD, For services to Midwifery and Nursing.
  • Suzanne, Mrs CUNNINGHAM, Consultant Midwife, Southampton University Hospital Trust and Bournemouth University. For services to Midwifery.
  • John Ellis GLENNIE, Lately Chief Executive, NHS Borders. For services to Healthcare.
  • Trevor GRAVES, Oculoplastic Specialist Nurse, Leicester Royal Infirmary, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust. For services to Healthcare.
  • Ms Nicola Jane HANNA, Director, Epilepsy Bereaved. For services to Families.
  • Gillian Anne, Mrs HEATON, Executive Director of Patient Services and Chief Nurse, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Healthcare.
  • Dr Elizabeth HOWELLS, Head of Primary Care Psychology and Health Psychology. For services to Mental Healthcare in Wiltshire.
  • Anthony John HUNTER, Chief Executive, North East Lincolnshire Council. For services to Social Care.
  • George Robert JENKINS, Vice-Chairman, NHS Blood and Transplant and Chairman, South London Healthcare NHS Trust. For services to Healthcare.
  • Sian, Mrs LOCKWOOD, Chief Executive, Community Catalysts (NAAPS UK). For services to Social Care.
  • Karen, Mrs LOGAN, Nurse Consultant (Continence Services), Aneurin Bevan Health Board. For services to Healthcare.
  • Margaret, Mrs OLDFIELD, Chair, Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust. For services to the community in South Yorkshire.
  • Dr Rachel Elizabeth PERKINS, Director of Quality Assurance and User Experience, South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust. For services to Mental Health.
  • David George STOUT, Executive Director of Finance and Communications, NHS North East Strategic Health Authority. For services to the NHS.
  • Miss Elizabeth TAYLOR, Public Health Manager, Southampton City Primary Care Trust. For services to Children and Families.
  • Mary, Mrs TEASDALE, Head, National Information and Advice Service for Families of People with Schizophrenia. For services to Mental Healthcare.
  • Professor Brian TOFT, Professor of Patient Safety, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Coventry University. For services to Healthcare.

Order of the British Empire - Members of the Order of the British Empire

  • Craig Leon AINGE, Premises Development Manager, NHS Bedfordshire. For services to Healthcare.
  • Malcolm ALLEN, Psychiatric Nurse and Ward Manager, Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Mental Healthcare.
  • Hilda, Mrs ARMSTRONG, Lately Senior Physiotherapy and Orthotic Assistant. For services to the NHS and to the community in Chester-le-Street, County Durham.
  • June, Mrs BARNETT, For voluntary service to the Leukaemia Research Fund and Cancer Leukaemia in Children.
  • Professor Stephen Roger BAZIRE Chief Pharmacist, Norfolk and Waveney Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. For
  • services to Pharmacy.
  • Sally, Mrs BELL, Associate Director of Emergency Preparedness, NHS Yorkshire and the Humber. For services to Nursing.
  • Agnes Glass, Mrs BLAIR, For services to Healthcare and to Respiratory Services in Northern Ireland.
  • Ms Virginia BLAKEY, Head of Tobacco Policy Branch (Department of Health and Social Services), Welsh Assembly Government.
  • Ms Diana CAULFEILD-STOKER, Chief Operating Officer, Community Services, Wandsworth Primary Care Trust. For services to Healthcare.
  • Diane, Mrs COGGINGS, Clinical Lead Physiotherapist for Paediatrics, Tower Hamlets Primary Care Trust. For services to Healthcare.
  • William Patrick COLQUHOUN, Director, Medical Support in Romania. For services to Healthcare Overseas.
  • Dorothy Ursula Cleaton, Mrs DAVIES, District Nurse. For services to Healthcare in Llandrindod Wells, Powys.
  • Dr Cedric Walter Benedict DE VOIL, General Medical Practitioner. For services to the community in Tayside.
  • John DIVALL, Corporate Affairs Director, South Central Ambulance Services. For services to the Ambulance Service in England.
  • Peter James EAGLESFIELD, Lately Non-Executive Director, NHS Wirral. For services to Healthcare.
  • John Patrick FARRELL, Pharmacy Services Manager, Camden and Islington Pharmacy Service. For services to Healthcare.
  • Judith, Mrs GILLOW Director of Nursing and Infection Prevention and Control, Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust. For services to Healthcare.
  • Linda Joy Christine, Mrs GINN, For services to Health and community caring in Westleton, Suffolk.
  • Karen Elizabeth, Mrs GOLDSTONE, Head, East Anglian Regional Radiation Protection Service. For services to Healthcare.
  • Stephen HALLORAN, Clinical Biochemist, Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford and Director, Bowel Cancer Screen Hub, South of England. For services to Healthcare.
  • Michael Roderick HILL, For voluntary service to St John Ambulance in Bath.
  • Morgan Pringle Gardner JAMIESON, Lately National Clinical Lead for Children’s and Young People”s Health in Scotland. For services to Healthcare.
  • Patricia, Mrs KNOWLES, Senior Social Worker, HIV Services, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast. For services to Healthcare.
  • Christina, Mrs ROWLAND-JONES, For services to Mental Healthcare in Cambridgeshire.
  • Dennis JUBB, For services to People with Dementia in Doncaster.
  • Mario Franz KREFT, Chief Executive, Care Forum Wales. For services to Social Care.
  • Jacqueline, Mrs MCKENNA, Director of Nursing and Strategic Planning, Medway NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Healthcare.
  • Thomas MILLEN, Mentor and Adviser, Learning Disabilities Team, Northumberland Care Trust. For services to Healthcare.
  • Susan, Mrs MORGAN, Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialist. For services to Healthcare in Wales.
  • Barry MUSSENDEN, Deputy Director, Policy and Strategy Directorate, Department of Health.
  • Michael John Wright NORFOLK, For services to Healthcare and to Fencing in Chester and Wrexham.
  • Kathleen Mary, Mrs PAGE, For services to Social Care in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire.
  • Professor Edwin John PUGH, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Medicine.
  • John William ROSE, Dental Adviser, NHS Western Cheshire. For services to the NHS.
  • Dr John Chester STEVENS, Lately Consultant Clinical Scientist, Audiology, Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Healthcare.
  • Dr Ann WALES, Director, Knowledge Management NHS Education for Scotland. For services to the NHS.
  • Hazel Elizabeth, Mrs WATERS, Workforce Information Assistant, Medway NHS Foundation Trust. For services to the NHS.
  • James WITHAM, Porter and Driver, Harrogate Health Care NHS Foundation Trust. For services to the NHS.
  • Yvonne Ann, Mrs RICHARDS, For services to Mental Healthcare in Worcestershire.
  • Eleanor, Mrs ROBERTSON, For services to Community Healthcare.
  • Stuart Edward SMALLEY, Lately Head of International Developments, Department of Health
  • Dr John Stuart TALBOT, Medical Adviser and Associate Medical Director, Salford Primary Care Trust. For services to Healthcare.
  • Anne Elizabeth, Mrs THOMPSON, Staff Nurse, Musgrave Park Hospital. For services to Healthcare in Northern Ireland.
  • Ms Cora WOOLCOCK, For services to Healthcare for Black and Minority Ethnic People in East London.

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