St Christopher's Hospice chief executive among Queen's birthday honours
A HOSPICE chief executive has been made a Dame in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for services to palliative care. St Christopher’s Hospice’s Barbara Monroe joined the hospice in Lawrie Park Road, Sydenham in 1987 and became chief executive in 2000. Dame Monroe is the founder and director of St Christopher’s Candle project, which provides bereavement support to children and their families. She is also a well-known speaker and lecturer who has delivered training programmes worldwide.
Dame Monroe DBE said: “I am thrilled and proud to receive this award. “It recognises the importance of good care at the end of life for everyone and the significance of the work that hospices nationally and internationally do to achieve this.” South London Healthcare's chairman George Jenkins received an OBE in recognition of his contribution to healthcare. James Romaine Hendry Coussey, from Bromley, who is senior prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service, was honoured with an OBE.
The chief executive of Trading Standards Institute, Ronald Francis Gainsford, from West Wickham, was given an OBE for services to consumers and to business. Mrs June Barnett, from Farnborough, was also honoured with an OBE for voluntary service to the Leukaemia Research Fund and Cancer Leukaemia in Children. The Deputy Justices Clerk at Camberwell Green Magistrates' Court, Miss Thirza Mullins, from Beckenham, also got an OBE.
England rugby union captain Maxine Edwards, of Catford, will be given the honour for services to the women’s game. For his services to overseas economic development, Dr Keith Palmer will also be awarded. The Blackheath doctor has years of experience in international development work, setting up financial plans to reduce poverty in the developing world. Betty Hoy, from Eltham, will receive an OBE for her charity work with Save the Children.
Meanwhile, Bellingham resident Doreen Walcott has been listed for an honour for her community work in the area.
By David Mills, This Is Local London, Monday June 14th 2010. To view the original article, click here.
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