New Year Honours For Nurses And Midwives

Main Category: Nursing / Midwifery
Article Date: 09 Jan 2009 - 5:00 PDT

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The NMC congratulates the registered nurses and midwives who were awarded honours in this year's New Year Honours List.

They awards were as follows:

Dame Commander (DBE)

- Liz Fradd, independent health service adviser, for services to nursing.

Commander (CBE)

- Prof Anne-Marie Rafferty, Dean, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery, for services to healthcare.

Officer (OBE)

- Dr Kuldip Bharj, NMC council member, senior lecturer in midwifery and lead midwife for education, School of Healthcare, Leeds University, for services to healthcare and the community in Leeds.
- Dr Nadia Chambers, consultant nurse for older people, Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust, for services to healthcare.
- Ann Irene Duddy, director of nursing, Altnagelvin Hospital Trust, for services to healthcare in Northern Ireland and Overseas.
- Professor Donna May Mead, Dean, Faculty of Health, Sport and Science and Professor of Nursing, University of Glamorgan, for services to healthcare.

Member (MBE)

- Dawn Ellen Chapman, nurse consultant, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, for services to breast cancer healthcare.
- Judith Cottam, formerly nurse consultant (stoma care), Bedford Hospital NHS Trust, for services to healthcare.
- Lynda Coulter, senior neonatal nurse, Countess of Chester NHS Foundation Trust, for services to healthcare.
- Alison Finch, ward sister and senior nurse, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, for services to healthcare.
- Carol Hoy, formerly nurse specialist, for services to healthcare.
- Doreen Meiklem, practice nurse, Stoneyburn Health Centre, for services to healthcare and to the community in West Lothian.
- Valerie Mitchell, for services to nursing in Fife.

Nursing & Midwifery Council

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