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Professor David Fish (Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ Partners) has been knighted for services to the NHS. Professor David Fish became Managing Director of Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾Partners when it was established in June 2009, following a distinguished career in clinical leadership in the NHS and as a consultant in clinical neurophysiology and neurology. As Managing Director of Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾Partners, David has led the development of the academic health science partnership, instilling a culture of collaboration and support across universities, the NHS and industry for the benefit of a population of six million people.Ìý

Speaking about the honour, Professor Fish said: "I am delighted and feel hugely privileged to be recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours.Ìý It is testament to the unremitting effort and inspiration of all the staff in Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾Partners, the commitment across the partnership and the support of local communitiesÌýthat is helping to transform the lives of so many people."

Professor Catherine Law (Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ Institute of Child Health), Professor of Public Health and Epidemiology and Honorary Consultant in Public Health Medicine at Great Ormond Street Hospital, has received a CBE for her services to Public Health.

Professor Law said: "As a public health doctor I am very concerned about the health of our nation's children, particularly those already living in disadvantage. As a scientist, I believe thatÌýresearch is a powerful tool to promote population health and tackle the unfairness of health inequalities, and I hope this award recognises the importance of this science. I am privileged to work with wonderful colleagues at Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ Institute of Child Health and elsewhere - any award to me is theirs as well".

Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ alumni, former staff and honorary degree holders represented in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours list include:

• Professor David Spiegelhalter, OBE FRS (Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ MSc Statistical Science 1975 & Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ PhD Statistical Science 1978) - Knights Bachelor for services to Statistics.
• Dr Rosalind Altmann (Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ BSECN 1977 & Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ PhD Economics 1981) - CBE for services to Pensioners and Pension Provision.
• Steven Bramley (Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ LLB 1982) - CBE for public service.
• Professor David Delpy (Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ DSc 1991, Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ Honorary Fellow & former Head of Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ Medical Physics & Bioengineering) - CBE for services to Engineering and Scientific Research.
• Professor Denise Lievesley (Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ BSc Statistics 1971 & Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ Honorary Fellow) - CBE for services to Social Science.
• Professor Michael Worton (Former Vice-Provost, International & Fielden Professor of French Language and Literature) - CBE for services to Higher Education.
• Professor Aziz Sheikh (Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ BSc Physiology 1990) - OBE for services to Medicine.
• Michael Bartlett (Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ LLM 2004) - MBE for services to Equality and Social Justice.
• Valerie Bott (Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ BA History 1970) - MBE for services to Heritage and Conservation.
• Dr Howard Freeman, JP (Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ MBBS 1979) - MBE for services to Primary Care.
• Andrew Thomas Cayley QC (Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ LLM Law 1986) - CMG for services to international criminal law and human rights.
• Peter Howes (Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ BA Russian & German 1995) - OBE for services to British commercial interests in Kazakhstan.
• (Maurice) David Landau (Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ Laws 1970) - OBE for services to advancing UK/Israel understanding and peace in the Middle East.
• Nikesh Mehta (Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ MSCI Chemistry 1999) - OBE for services to British foreign policy, British interests in Malaysia and promoting diversity.
• Dr Claire Lemer (Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ MBBS Medicine 2000) - BEM for services to children's health.

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