Clinicians, academics, campaigners, volunteers and civil servants are being recognised for their work in health, social care and life sciences in Scotland in the King’s first honours list.

Also named is Jackie Baillie MSP, the Deputy Leader and lead health and social care spokesperson for Scottish Labour, who becomes Dame Jackie.

Those honoured 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:

CBE

Donna BELL, Director, Social Care and National Care Service Development, Scottish Government. For Public Service.

Professor Thomas John EVANS, Professor of Molecular Microbiology, University of Glasgow. For services to Healthcare during COVID-19.

Derek GRIEVE, Deputy Director, Head of Vaccinations Division, Scottish Government. For services to Public Health during COVID-19.

Dr Sheila Baillie Mackenzie REITH, Lately Consultant Physician. For services to People with Diabetes.

Professor Eleanor Mary RILEY FRSE FMedSci, Professor of Immunology and Infectious Disease, University of Edinburgh. For services to Immunology.

OBE

Professor Dario Renato ALESSI FRS FRSE, Professor of Signal Transduction, University of Dundee. For services to Biomedical Research and Translation.

Rhona Margaret BAILLIE, Chief Executive, The Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice, Glasgow. For services to Palliative Care and to the Hospice Movement.

Dr Audrey CAMERON, Chair, British Sign Language Plan Working Group, University of Edinburgh. For services to Chemical Sciences and to Inclusion in Science Communications.

Dr Gail Lindsay CARSON, Director of Network Development, International Severe Acute Respiratory and Emerging Infections Consortium. For services to Global Health.

Robert William Henderson MACGEACHY, Chair, PEAK Scientific. For services to Manufacturing and Philanthropy.

Dr Miles Bradley MACK, Lately Chair, Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and Faculties in Scotland. For services to General Practice.

Professor Donald Campbell MCMILLAN, Professor of Surgical Science, University of Glasgow. For services to Cancer Research.

MBE

Norma BAILLIE, Founder and Operations Manager, PrioritEyes Ltd. For services to Blind and Partially Sighted People.

Roma BHOPAL, Physiotherapist and Specialist Hand Therapist. For services to Physiotherapy.

Dr Niall William Andrew ELLIOTT, Head of Sports Medicine, sportscotland Institute of Sport and Chief Medical Officer, British Olympic Association. For services to Sports and Exercise Medicine.

Jennifer Anne HARDY, Campaigner and Founder, Cancer Card. For services to Cancer Support.

Professor Jane Elizabeth HILLSTON FRS, Professor, Quantitative Modelling, University of Edinburgh. For services to Computer Science and to Women in Science.

Ronald HINDS, Lately Non-Executive Director, Scottish Government. For Public Service.

Dr Corinne HUTTON, Founder, Finding Your Feet. For services to Sepsis Awareness and to Amputees.

Sally MAGNUSSON, Broadcaster and Author. For services to People with Dementia and their Carers.

Dr Hazel MCFARLANE, Development Officer, Royal National Institute of Blind People. For charitable services to People with Sight Loss.

British Empire Medal

Catherine Annette SHAW, Lead Advanced Nurse Practitioner, NHS Highland. For services to Nursing in Rural Scotland.

Kailash MALHOTRA, Peer Educator Volunteer, Kidney Research UK. For services to Kidney Organ Donation for Minority Ethnic Groups.

Emma MULDOON, Founder and Chief Executive, Simply Emma. For services to Disabled People.

David John STALLARD. For services to Mental Health in the Scottish Highlands.

Elizabeth TAIT, Emergency Response Volunteer, British Red Cross. For services to the State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

Jane Elizabeth WALKER, President, Edinburgh, Lothian and Fife, British Red Cross. For voluntary service to the Red Cross.

The full list of honours is published by the UK Government.

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