Yorkshire's healthcare heroes thanked for efforts through Covid crisis in Queen's birthday honours

Healthcare workers have been honoured for efforts through the Covid crisis, and for going above and beyond.
By Ruby Kitchen
Published 10th Oct 2020, 06:00 BST
Dr Alison Pittard, Dean of the Faculty of Intensive Care and ICU consultant Leeds Teaching Hospitals, has been awarded an OBE for services to critical care. Having spearheaded the direction of the NHS' intensive care teams, she has become the nation's public face for the specialism in the pandemic and hailed as a great leader. Image: James HardistyDr Alison Pittard, Dean of the Faculty of Intensive Care and ICU consultant Leeds Teaching Hospitals, has been awarded an OBE for services to critical care. Having spearheaded the direction of the NHS' intensive care teams, she has become the nation's public face for the specialism in the pandemic and hailed as a great leader. Image: James Hardisty
Dr Alison Pittard, Dean of the Faculty of Intensive Care and ICU consultant Leeds Teaching Hospitals, has been awarded an OBE for services to critical care. Having spearheaded the direction of the NHS' intensive care teams, she has become the nation's public face for the specialism in the pandemic and hailed as a great leader. Image: James Hardisty

Leeds’ Dr Alison Jane Pittard, an intensive care consultant at Leeds Teaching Hospitals, has been heralded for nationwide leadership as Dean of the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine.

She is credited for spearheading the direction of intensive care medicine, and hailed for “exemplary” leadership, as well as influencing doctor numbers nationwide.

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The 55-year-old said she is overwhelmed as she is awarded an OBE for services to critical care: “After everything that everybody has been through over the last few months, it is an incredible honour. As far as I’m concerned I’ve just been doing my job, as have all my colleagues around the country.

Dr Tom Lawton, an Intensive Care Consultant (ICU) and Anaesthetist at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust who has been made an MBE for his services to the NHS in the pandemic.Dr Tom Lawton, an Intensive Care Consultant (ICU) and Anaesthetist at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust who has been made an MBE for his services to the NHS in the pandemic.
Dr Tom Lawton, an Intensive Care Consultant (ICU) and Anaesthetist at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust who has been made an MBE for his services to the NHS in the pandemic.

“This represents the work all the staff in intensive care medicine nationally, but also all the people who stepped up.

“I feel incredible humbled that I’ve been in some way singled out. It is an acknowledgement of all these people.”

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Professor Catherine Noakes, a Thirsk-based academic from the University of Leeds who sits on the government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage), has been awarded an OBE for services to the Covid-19 response.

Dr Alison Pittard, Dean of the Faculty of Intensive Care and ICU consultant Leeds Teaching Hospitals, has been awarded an OBE for services to critical care. Image: James HardistyDr Alison Pittard, Dean of the Faculty of Intensive Care and ICU consultant Leeds Teaching Hospitals, has been awarded an OBE for services to critical care. Image: James Hardisty
Dr Alison Pittard, Dean of the Faculty of Intensive Care and ICU consultant Leeds Teaching Hospitals, has been awarded an OBE for services to critical care. Image: James Hardisty
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In Wakefield, Richard Holmes, a volunteer guide at the Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust, has been awarded the British Empire Medal for services to the NHS.

The 63-year-old, who joined in 2018, volunteered 927 hours between March and July, helping with mentoring and training, distributing masks, and coordinating sewn scrubs.

Dr Thomas Lawton, Consultant in Anaesthesia and Critical Care at Bradford Teaching Hospitals, has been awarded an MBE.

The 40-year-old, who effectively doubled his contracted hours to help, changed the way patients are treated, secured vital equipment, and guided doctors nationwide.

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