New year honours: ippotika for war casualties doctor

31 December 2010, last updated at 00: 30 GMT Professor Keith Porter: "this came as a complete surprise and I am very proud," the doctor, a flight controller wounded soldiers back from Afghanistan and Iraq has been a ippotika with the new year honours.

Professor Keith Porter, from the Royal Centre for defence medicine in Birmingham, said was a "great honour" to be recognized.

Professor Robin Murray, an expert in schizophrenia, is also a knighted.

GPs, nurses, occupational therapists from around the United Kingdom is also honoured, together with a number of NHS leaders.

Prof. Porter's ippotika, for the services of the armed forces, a recognition of how much has improved the care of wounded soldiers in the past 10 years.

Critical care

Adviser to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham and the United Kingdom only Professor of clinical traumatology, Prof. Porter led the treatment of injuries complex battle.

His work has led to improved survival rates and faster recovery for injured service personnel.

Said: "I have the privilege to be the civilian primacy over a service that is highly-tuned and fully engaged in the care of wounded soldiers.

"I am proud of the efforts of the military and NHS teams that work side-by-side to deliver excellent results for patients who previously non-survivable injuries."

Prof. Porter, 61, explained that the work of dealing with injuries to military patients bear no relation to the normal wounds.

?See multiple injuries from firearms and explosive devices which require several functions and critical care. '

But the prognosis for many of these patients, he says, is much better than it was.

"In Birmingham there are cases of patients surviving when you do not have three years ago," said Professor Porter.

He was involved in looking after patients with the first Gulf war and admits that the military care from injury exemption and rehabilitation has improved dramatically.

"Our patients come back here now about injury post-36 hours, always at the optimum physiological status can be."

Compliance

Robin Murray, Professor of Psychiatry at King's College London, take a ippotika for his work in schizophrenia research.

Based in the Institute of Psychiatry, Professor Murray has done much to combat the stigma of mental patients.

Professor Lewis Ritchie, honorary consultant in public health, receives a ippotika NHS services in Scotland.

Also respected with a ippotika for healthcare services, is Chief Executive of Guy and St Thomas ' NHS Foundation Trust, Ronald Kerr.

Dr. Brian Patterson, former Chairman of the British Medical Association in Northern Ireland, has become an OBE in new year honours for healthcare services.

Dr Paul Darragh, current BMA Chairman in Northern Ireland, you paid tribute.

He said: "the contribution that Brian Patterson did health in Northern Ireland is enormous, through both his dedication as a GP for over 30 years and the contribution in the BMA.

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