A clinician leading the UK’s multi-million pound programme to unite health data to drive medical research, alongside a forensic anthropologist, head the list of people living in Scotland recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours list for their work in health, social care and life sciences. Alongside clinicians, NHS leaders and academic scientists are several people recognised for their voluntary service.

The Inaugural Director of Health Data Research UK, Andrew Morris is knighted. As well as being Professor of Medicine and Vice-Principal for Data Science at the University of Edinburgh, he is currently President of the Academy of Medical Sciences.

For the second honours list in a row, a Scottish forensic scientist is recognised. Professor Sarah Hackman, a forensic anthropologist at the University of Dundee, is made a Dame in this summer’s honours. At the beginning of the year, Professor Lorna Dawson, Head of Forensic Soil Science at the James Hutton Institute received the same honour.

Those recognised for their work and volunteering in health, social care and life sciences, who live in Scotland and whose citation makes specific mention of health, care or life sciences, are:

Damehood

Professor Sarah Lucina HACKMAN, Chair of Forensic Anthropology and Head of Discipline, Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification, University of Dundee. For services to forensic anthropology and disaster victim identification.

Knighthood

Andrew David MORRIS CBE FRSE FMedSci, Director of Health Data Research UK and Vice-Principal, University of Edinburgh. For services to medical sciences, to public health and to patient care.

OBE

Professor Andrew Tyler ELDER, lately President, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. For services to medicine and to medical education.

Professor David Henry FELIX, lately Dean of Postgraduate Dental Education and Director of Dentistry, NHS Education for Scotland. For services to dental education and clinical training.

Karen Jane HAMILTON, lately Chair, NHS Borders. For services to Health and to the community in the Scottish Borders.

June Frances MACGEACHY, Co-Founder, Peak Scientific. For services to business, to education and to philanthropy.

Professor Christopher Bruce Alexander WHITELAW, lately Director, The Roslin Institute. For services to bioscience.

MBE

Kirsteen ALLISON, Disability Awareness Trainer. For services to the deaf and disabled community.

James BROWN, Volunteer Driver. For services to Saving Lives Scotland and to the community in Airdrie

Caroline BRUCE, lately Service Manager, Adult Services, Fife Council. For services to supporting vulnerable adults in  Fife.

Corinne Ann GALLETLY, lately Macmillan Team Lead, NHS Grampian. For services to nurse-led cancer services in Moray.

Helen Jane MARTIN, Managing Director Innovation and Investment, Scottish Enterprise. For services to the Scottish economy.

Constance MCCREADY, Founder, Covid-19 Families Scotland. For services to bereavement support.

Anne Geraldine MOYLAN, Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Lecturer and Programme Leader in Neonatal Nursing. For services to neonatal practice and education.

Alison SIMPSON, Information Manager, Ophthalmology Department, NHS Tayside. For services to Scottish ophthalmology.

Roy Michael THOMAS, Chair, Adaptive Riders Collective. For services to adaptive cycling in Scotland.

Jonathan Gordon Berry WILLIAMSON, Campaigns Ambassador, Cancer Research UK. For Charitable Service.

British Empire Medal

Vittoria BUCKNALL, Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust. For services to children and young people (home address in Edinburgh).

Francis Peter CUSACK. For services to the Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh.

Edith Joyce LEASK. For services to mental health and wellbeing.

Sheila PHEELYVolunteer, Royal Voluntary Service Cafe, Stirling Community Hospital. For voluntary service.

Derek REID, Volunteer. For services to suicide awareness and to the community in Castlemilk, Glasgow.

Hazel Jane TOMKINS, Volunteer at The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice, Glasgow. for charitable service.

King’s Ambulance Medal

Colin BROWN, Paramedic and mentor, Scottish Ambulance Service.

 

This list includes all those with a specific health, care or sciences citation, whose home town is in Scotland in the full list of honours which is published by the UK Government.

 

Scots in previous honours lists: New Year 2026; Summer 2025; New Year 2025; Summer 2024; New Year 2024;

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