His Majesty King Charles III has announced the recipients of the 2025 New Year Honours list, which includes Fellows from the RCSEd, acknowledging their remarkable contributions to medicine.
The 2025 New Year Honours list recognises the achievements and service of extraordinary people across the UK. We’re incredibly proud that some of our Fellows were included in this historic list and would like to extend our congratulations to these individuals.
Awardee of the Officer of the Order of the British Empire (DBE):
Gordon Alastair McFarlane, RCSEd Fellow, Lately Consultant General Surgeon, Gilbert Bain Hospital, Shetland. For services to Rural Healthcare in Scotland (Yeovil, Somerset).
Awardee of the Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE):
Stephen Eric Reaney, RCSEd Fellow, General Practitioner. For voluntary service to the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (Armagh, County Armagh).
View all of the recognitions in the prestigious King Charles III New Years Honours list here.