Paul Smith, senior paramedic team leader at North West Ambulance Service, was a first responder, treating the victims of the attack on the scene in Southport. He has been awarded a British Empire Medal.

Martin Johnson and Elizabeth Parsons were part of the large surgical team in theatre who treated patients sent to Southport Hospital and Dr George Bramham was part of the first responder team - all three have received the British Empire Medal.

Reverend Martin Abrams, spiritual care and chaplaincy manager, has also been made an MBE for services to the community of Merseyside and West Lancashire.

Sir Jim Mackey, chief executive at NHS England, said: ‘I want to give my heartfelt congratulations to all the people working in the NHS that have received honours, who work tirelessly everyday care for their patients.

‘I'd also like to recognise those staff who were involved in the response to the knife attack in Southport last summer. These awards rightly honour their incredible dedication and commitment in an awful situation.

‘The NHS is made up of highly committed and dedicated people that work hard to give the best possible care to patients, and these honours recognise their skill, compassion and bravery.'

In addition, Caroline Clarke, London regional director at NHS England, also received a damehood.

Dame Caroline said: ‘The NHS in London is full of the most talented, passionate and committed people, who go above and beyond every single day to improve the lives of Londoners, and I hope that they are also able to see their efforts recognised by this award.

‘As an openly lesbian leader, I also accept this award on behalf of all those who have campaigned for LGBTQ+ rights over the years. While there is still much more we need to do to ensure a truly inclusive society for all, it does also demonstrate the incredible progress that we have made.'

Others recognised in the King's Birthday Honours list include:

Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire

Professor Sir Simon Charles Wessely, Professor of Psychiatry at King's College London, for services to mental health (Greater London).

Commanders of the Order of the British Empire

Dr Mike Prentice, National Director for NHS Resilience at NHS England

Professor Idayat Bolanle Owolabi, director for health inequalities at NHS England and GP at Creswell and Lang with Centres, for services to reducing health inequalities

Dr Sara Jane Hurley, lately chief dental officer for England at NHS England, for services to dentistry (Surrey)

Nicolas Anthony Hulme, chief executive at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, for services to the NHS.

Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Celia Louise Ingham Clark, lately medical director for professional leadership and professional standards at NHS England, for services to the NHS

Caroline Clarke, London regional director at NHS England, for services to the NHS (Greater London).

Officers of the Order of the British Empire

Dr Michael Charles Prentice, national director for NHS resilience at NHS England, for services to the NHS

Avinderjit Bhatia, chief nurse at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, for services to the NHS and nursing

Professor Anthony Dorling, lately Professor of transplant inflammation and repair at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and Kings College London, for services to kidney patient care

Professor Adam Tobias Fox, Professor of Paediatric Allergy at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and and chair at the National Allergy Strategy Group, for services to paediatric allergy

Professor Caroline Mackie Ogilvie, lately consultant clinical scientist in genetics at South East Genomics Laboratory Hub at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, for services to patients with genetic disorders

Professor David John Thomas (Dafydd Thomas), lately Professor Emeritus of Clinical Neuroscience at Imperial College and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, for services to clinical neuroscience

Professor Muhammad Afzal Javed, consultant psychiatrist at Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust and lately Honorary Associate Clinical Professor at University of Warwick, for services to mental health

Professor Fang Gao Smith, Professor of anaesthesia, critical care and pain at University of Birmingham and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, for services to anaesthesia

Professor Stephen Matthew Barnett, chair at North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, for services to the NHS (Cambridgeshire)

Marion Dickson, executive director of nursing, midwifery and allied health professionals and executive director for surgery and community services at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, for services to the NHS

Catharina Adriana Maria Van Doorn, head of congenital cardiac surgery and consultant cardiac surgeon at The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, for services to children's heart surgery and to charity

Carole Mary Boulanger, consultant nurse and advanced critical care practitioner at Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and board member at The Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine, for services to critical care

Professor Peter Andrew Brennan, consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeon and Honorary Professor of surgery at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, for services to surgery and patient safety (Hampshire)

Dr Parag Singhal, consultant endocrinologist at Weston Area Health NHS Trust, for services to health education and black and minority ethnic doctors.

Members of the Order of the British Empire

Dr Peter John Cranfield, dentist and training programme director and associate postgraduate dean at NHS England, for services to dental education

Claire Louise Morris, senior nursing workforce lead at NHS England, for services to the nursing workforce

Sean Sapstead, lately principal of cyber detect and respond at NHS England, for services to cyber security

Philippa Spicer, national director at The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training at NHS England, for services to people with a learning disability and people with autism

Philip Andrew Alfred Storr, deputy director for NHS Resilience at NHS England, for services to the NHS

Professor Noor Ul Owase Jeelani, Professor of paediatric neurosurgery at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, for services to neurosurgery and global child health

John Robert Welch, nurse consultant, critical care and critical care outreach at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, for services to nursing and to patient safety

Peter Richard Bill, neurophysiology head of service and consultant clinical scientist at Birmingham Women's and Children NHS Foundation Trust, for services to neurophysiology and physiological science

Mary Mumvuri chief nursing officer and deputy chief executive at Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust, for services to mental health, learning disabilities and autism

The Reverend Peter Martin Abrams, hospital chaplain and spiritual care and chaplaincy manager at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, for services to the community in Merseyside and West Lancashire

Kathryn Mary Murphy, director of Nursing and Midwifery at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, for services to midwifery leadership

Dr Matthew John Gaskell, consultant psychologist and clinical lead at NHS Northern Gambling Service, for services to people experiencing gambling harm

Sandeep Wales, quality improvement advisor and co-chair at Together Network at North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, for services to supporting ethnically diverse ambulance staff

Dr John Bernard Carlise, consultant anaesthetist at Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, for services to medicine and patient care

Julie Dawes, chief nurse and deputy chief executive at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, for services to nursing and the NHS.

Medallists of the Order of the British Empire

Dr Peter Paul Mayer, lately public governor at Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, for services to the NHS

Dr George Peter Bramham, acute care common stem doctor at Southport Hospital, for services to the community in Merseyside

Dr Christopher Alan Goddard, consultant in anaesthetics and intensive care at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, for services to the community in Merseyside

Martin Johnson, operating department practitioner at Mersey West Lancashire NHS Trust, Southport General Hospital, for services to the community in North West England

Elizabeth Helen Louise Parsons, theatre practitioner at Mersey West Lancashire NHS Trust, Southport General Hospital, for services to the community in Merseyside

Paul Smith, senior paramedic team leader at North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust, for services to the community in Merseyside.

Kings Ambulance Medal

Lee Umpleby, senior paramedic at East of England Ambulance Service

Jemima Katie Varela, head of clinical operations at East of England Ambulance Service.