The 2010 Queen’s Birthday Honours List was published on 12 June, recognising outstanding achievement and service across the United Kingdom. Barbara Monroe, chief executive at St Christopher’s Hospice, London, has been appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire. This award recognises Barbara’s outstanding leadership at St Christopher’s and Harris HospisCare and also honours her achievements and contribution to end of life care on both a national and international level.
Five individuals in the UK associated with hospice and palliative care have received MBEs including Dr Alison Landon who spent seven years as a volunteer doctor with Hospice Casa Sperantei in Brasov, Romania. Dr Landon has received an MBE for services to palliative care in Romania.
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