BASW applauds recognition of social work in New Year Honours
BASW welcomes the recognition of outstanding social care and social work in the 2023 New Year’s Honours list and congratulates all those who have represented social work, especially our members.
A broad spectrum from social work and social care are represented in this year’s list, with some listed below (please do contact us if we have missed a recipient from the social work community).
BASW applauds:
Professor Lyn Susan Chitty Dame for services to children and medicine (Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire)
Professor James Louis John Appleby CBE Knighthood for services to Medicine and Mental Health (Manchester, Greater Manchester)
Samuel Young Member of the Order of the British Empire for services to Social Work and to Education (Omagh)
Nadra Ahmed Executive Chair, National Care Association Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to Social Care (Kent)
Sarah Pickup Deputy Chief Executive, Local Government Association Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to Social Care (Hertfordshire)
Professor Joanne Rycroft-Malone Lately Programme Director, Health Services and Delivery Programme, National Institute for Health Research Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to Health and Social Care Research (Cumbria)
Andrea Street Deputy Director, Welsh Government Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to Health and Social Care in Wales (Cardiff)
Victoria Schofield Service Director, Children's Social Care, Wakefield Metropolitan Borough Council Member of the Order of the British Empire for services to Children and Young People (South Yorkshire)
Janet Thurgood Lately Corporate Director for Adult Social Care, Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council Member of the Order of the British Empire for services to People with Learning Disabilities (Dorset)
Gloria Swanston Foster Carer Hertfordshire County Council Medal of the Order of the British Empire for services to Fostering (Hertfordshire)
Paula Hudgell Foster Carer, Kent County Council Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to children (Kent)
Emily Hunt Independent Adviser to the Rape Review Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to Victims of Sexual Violence (Greater London)
Lorraine Foster Member of the Order of the British Empire for services to People with Learning Disabilities (Lisburn, Northern Ireland)
Shadim Hussain Chief Executive, My Foster Family Member of the Order of the British Empire for services to Equality and to the Foster Care System (West Yorkshire)
Sarah Johal Strategic Leader, Regional Adoption Agencies Member of the Order of the British Empire for services to Adoption and Fostering (West Yorkshire)
Jane Cook Foster Carer Medal of the Order of the British Empire for services to Fostering (West Midlands)
Christopher Hall Foster Carer, Birmingham Children’s Trust Medal of the Order of the British Empire for services to Fostering (West Midlands)
Javaid Iqbal Foster Carer, Birmingham Children’s Trust Medal of the Order of the British Empire for services to Fostering (West Midlands)
Samina Iqbal Foster Carer, Birmingham Children’s Trust Medal of the Order of the British Empire for services to Fostering (West Midlands)
Kerry James Foster Carer, Plymouth City Council Medal of the Order of the British Empire for services to Fostering (Devon)