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The Independent
2 days ago
- Health
- The Independent
Retired police officer who was key in naloxone rollout honoured
A retired Assistant Chief Constable who was instrumental in rolling out an overdose antidote to frontline officers has said he is 'delighted and humbled' to be recognised in the King's Birthday Honours. Retired Police Scotland Assistant Chief Constable Gary Ritchie has been awarded the King's Police Medal, while the force's chief officer of Human Resources Nicky Page becomes an MBE. Gary Ritchie joined what was then Strathclyde Police in 1991 and retired in April 2025 after more than three decades of police service. He was appointed as an Assistant Chief Constable in 2019 and was instrumental in the rollout of naloxone, which is used to reverse the effect of opioids, to all frontline police officers in 2020. He also played a key role during the Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow in 2021 and during the Covid-19 pandemic, acting as Gold Commander during both. Mr Ritchie said: 'I am both delighted and humbled that I have been awarded the King's Police Medal. 'Any personal achievements which have led to me receiving this award have only been made possible by the many people inside and outside the service who have contributed to the successful initiatives, projects and operations that we have undertaken over the years. 'The award is much more a recognition of their contributions and, at times, wise counsel and advice. 'I will be forever grateful and proud of what we achieved together.' Nicky Page becomes an MBE for services to policing, equality and health. She joined Strathclyde Police in 2010 and has provided strategic human resources leadership for more than 22,000 people in Police Scotland. This included playing a key role during the transition period that brought together eight legacy forces to form Police Scotland in 2013. She led the Staff Pay, Reward and Modernisation Project, aligning pay and conditions across the organisation, which the force said contributed to a reduction in the gender pay gap. Since 2017, she has also volunteered as a Community First Responder with the Scottish Ambulance Service, contributing more than 1000 hours of service while balancing the demands of her role and family life. She said: 'I am both grateful and surprised to receive this honour. 'I'm deeply appreciative of the support I have received from my colleagues in policing, the Ambulance Service and fellow responders within the Bathgate Group. 'This honour reflects the shared commitment and teamwork that have made my contribution possible.' Chief Constable Jo Farrell praised the pair. She said: 'I want to warmly congratulate Gary and Nicky on this well deserved recognition of their outstanding careers in public service, leadership and collaboration across sectors. ' Police officers, staff and volunteers work hard to deliver for our communities and these awards are an opportunity to thank them and celebrate their huge contributions to society.'
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Health
- Yahoo
Retired police officer who was key in naloxone rollout honoured
A retired Assistant Chief Constable who was instrumental in rolling out an overdose antidote to frontline officers has said he is 'delighted and humbled' to be recognised in the King's Birthday Honours. Retired Police Scotland Assistant Chief Constable Gary Ritchie has been awarded the King's Police Medal, while the force's chief officer of Human Resources Nicky Page becomes an MBE. Gary Ritchie joined what was then Strathclyde Police in 1991 and retired in April 2025 after more than three decades of police service. He was appointed as an Assistant Chief Constable in 2019 and was instrumental in the rollout of naloxone, which is used to reverse the effect of opioids, to all frontline police officers in 2020. He also played a key role during the Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow in 2021 and during the Covid-19 pandemic, acting as Gold Commander during both. Mr Ritchie said: 'I am both delighted and humbled that I have been awarded the King's Police Medal. 'Any personal achievements which have led to me receiving this award have only been made possible by the many people inside and outside the service who have contributed to the successful initiatives, projects and operations that we have undertaken over the years. 'The award is much more a recognition of their contributions and, at times, wise counsel and advice. 'I will be forever grateful and proud of what we achieved together.' Nicky Page becomes an MBE for services to policing, equality and health. She joined Strathclyde Police in 2010 and has provided strategic human resources leadership for more than 22,000 people in Police Scotland. This included playing a key role during the transition period that brought together eight legacy forces to form Police Scotland in 2013. She led the Staff Pay, Reward and Modernisation Project, aligning pay and conditions across the organisation, which the force said contributed to a reduction in the gender pay gap. Since 2017, she has also volunteered as a Community First Responder with the Scottish Ambulance Service, contributing more than 1000 hours of service while balancing the demands of her role and family life. She said: 'I am both grateful and surprised to receive this honour. 'I'm deeply appreciative of the support I have received from my colleagues in policing, the Ambulance Service and fellow responders within the Bathgate Group. 'This honour reflects the shared commitment and teamwork that have made my contribution possible.' Chief Constable Jo Farrell praised the pair. She said: 'I want to warmly congratulate Gary and Nicky on this well deserved recognition of their outstanding careers in public service, leadership and collaboration across sectors. 'Police officers, staff and volunteers work hard to deliver for our communities and these awards are an opportunity to thank them and celebrate their huge contributions to society.'
Scotsman
2 days ago
- General
- Scotsman
King's Birthday Honours 2025: Full list of people from Edinburgh and the Lothians receiving MBEs and BEMs
The King's Birthday Honours List has been announced and a total of 29 people from across Edinburgh and the Lothians have been recognised for the impact they have had in their communities and beyond. Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... More than 110 people from Scotland have been honoured in His Majesty The King's Birthday Honours List 2025. One of those being recognised is Nicky Page from Bathgate, West Lothian. The 50-year-old is being awarded an MBE for services to policing, equality and health. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Nicky joined Strathclyde Police in 2010 and has worked to reduce the gender pay gap to 10.7 per cent and was part of the strategic human resources leadership team that inherited the regional HR teams after the transition to Police Scotland. Despite having all that on her plate, Nicky has also volunteered as a first responder for the Scottish Ambulance Service in addition to the demands of her own role and family life since 2017. She has covered more than 1,000 hours for Bathgate Community First Responders almost singlehandedly. Speaking of the moment she found out she was to be honoured by the King, she said: 'I was completely dumbstruck. I wasn't expecting it at all. And anyone who knows me, knows that it takes quite a lot to make me dumbstruck. I was not aware at all that my colleagues in both the police and the ambulance service had got together. They had kept it very, very quiet, so I genuinely was stunned.' Nicky Page has received her honour for services topPolicing, to equality, and to health. | Police Scotland Nicky was keen to ensure that her colleagues were acknowledged - especially those at Bathgate Community First Responders. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad She added: 'I would genuinely say that everything I've done in placements, and everything I do as a volunteer first responder, it's done with a team. So I feel a wee bit like I'm almost accepting it on behalf of a much bigger team, and that contribution is what's getting recognised. 'So while I'm looking at my figurehead for accepting it and I'm really grateful for that acknowledgement. There's so many people who have worked hard with me over that period of time, and my volunteer group as well. I can't tell you how many good people give up their time in that space. So I was really privileged, but I do feel it's kind of recognition for a lot of other people as well.' Also recognised on the list is Edinburgh's Kiki MacDonald, who is the co-founder of the award-winning disabled access charity and disabled access review website, She has been awarded a OBE for her services to disabled people and the charity sector. Kiki McDonald is being recognised for her work as co-founder of Euan's Guide | Euan's Guide Kiki and her brother Euan MacDonald, who was awarded an MBE for his work, set up the website in 2013 as a reliable disabled access information for everyday activities, like seeing a friend for coffee or arranging a holiday. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Kiki said: 'I'm thrilled to receive this award which is a recognition of everyone behind Euan's Guide: our incredible team, passionate reviewers, community of supporters and of course my family especially my dear brother, and co- founder Euan. 'Even though Euan very sadly passed last year his legacy lives on through Euan's Guide and the Euan MacDonald Research Centre for MND. I know Euan would be proud of this award today which I dedicate to him. 'Euan's insight, tenacity and lust for life continues to inspire us to make the world more accessible for disabled people.' Below is a full list of those in Edinburgh and the Lothians who have been recognised in this year's King's Birthday Honours List. Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Professor Julie Lydia FITZPATRICK FRSE Chief Scientific Adviser, Scottish Government. For services to Science (Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh) Professor Gabriele Clarissa HEGERL FRS FRSE Professor of Climate System Science, University of Edinburgh. For services to Climate Science (East Linton, East Lothian) Professor Rowland Raymond KAO Professor of Veterinary Epidemiology and Data Science, University of Edinburgh. For services to Mathematics and Infectious Disease Dynamics (Bathgate, West Lothian) Officers of the Order of the British Empire John George HAWKINS Director, Resettlement Services, Home Office. For Public Service (Dunbar, East Lothian) Professor Peter James HIGGINS Chair, Field Studies Council. For services to the Environment and Outdoor Education (North Berwick, East Lothian) Catherine Anne MACDONALD (Kiki Macdonald) Co-Founder and Trustee, Euan 's Guide. For services to People with Disabilities (Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh) Dr Alastair John MACGILCHRIST Chair, Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems. For services to Medicine and Public Health (Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh) John Grant MACRAE For Charitable Services in Scotland (Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh) Duncan Andrew MOSS Technical Relationship Consultant, Ordnance Survey. For services to Technical Consultancy and to Government Resilience (Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh) Major (Rtd) Charles Matthew PELLING Manager, Lady Haig Poppy Factory, Poppy Scotland. For services to Veterans (Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh) Alexander James Samuel STEWART Senior Statistician, Office of the Chief Economic Adviser, Scottish Government. For services to Scottish Economic Statistics (Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh) Karen Valerie WATT Lately Chief Executive Officer, Scottish Funding Council. For Public Service (Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh) Members of the Order of the British Empire Anthea Margaret DONAGHUE Lately Chair, Pregnancy Counselling and Care Scotland. For services to Pregnancy Support in Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh) Victoria Spence DUNNETT Chair, Board of Directors, Boghall Drop in Centre, Bathgate. For services to Vulnerable People in West Lothian (Bathgate, West Lothian) Malcolm John KIRBY Volunteer, Red Dot Radio. For services to Hospitals in Edinburgh (Broxburn, West Lothian) Marjory MACFARLANE Trustee and Deputy Chair, The National Heritage Memorial Fund and Chair, National Lottery Heritage Fund Scotland Committee. For services to Heritage (Tranent, East Lothian) Professor Donna-Jean Corrigan O'BOYLE Professional Adviser to the Chief Nursing Officer's Directorate, Scottish Government. For services to Improving Patient Safety (Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh) Nichola Jane PAGE Chief Human Resources Officer, Police Service of Scotland. For services to Policing, to Equality, and to Health (Bathgate, West Lothian) Lesley STEPHEN Patient Advocate, Make 2nds Count. For services to People with Secondary Breast Cancer and to Cancer Research (Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh) Bridget Mary STEVENS Pioneer, Audio Description, Edinburgh. For services to the Arts (Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh) Medallists of the Order of the British Empire Alan BORTHWICK Artistic Director, Edinburgh Gilbert and Sullivan Society. For services to Music (Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh) Karen Jill BRADLEY Lately Team Leader, Resilience Division, Scottish Government. For services to Resilience in Scotland (Prestonpans, East Lothian) Frank DONOGHUE Lately Locality Hub Team Leader, City of Edinburgh Council. For Public Service in Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh) Shirley JAMIESON Lately School Crossing Patrol Person, City of Edinburgh. For services to the Safety of Pedestrians in Juniper Green, Edinburgh (West Calder, West Lothian) David Liston LYLE Musical Director, Edinburgh Gilbert and Sullivan Society. For services to Music (Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh) Jennifer MALLACE Founder, Bo 'ness Belles. For services to Charity (Bo'ness, West Lothian) Margaret McPhillips MANSON Founder, Edinburgh Technician Network. For services to the Provision of Sciences in Education in Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh) John Feroze Gareth MOOS For Charitable Service (Longniddry, East Lothian) Robert James MORAN Volunteer. For services to the community in Haddington, East Lothian (Haddington, East Lothian)
