UHDB Board member Professor Jaspal Taggar 'humbled' by MBE in King's Birthday Honours
Congratulations to Professor Jaspal Taggar, a Non-Executive Director at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (UHDB), who has been awarded an MBE in the King's Birthday Honours list.
Professor Taggar is a practising General Practitioner and clinical academic, as Professor of Primary Care and Medical Education, Head of Undergraduate Primary Care Education and Director of the Primary Care Education Unit at the University of Nottingham. He has been recognised for his services to General Practice and General Practice Teaching.
Playing a central role in educating the next generation of medics to such a high standard, as well as developing new innovations for the delivery of medical education, Professor Taggar has been recognised for using his expertise to support high-quality patient care and services, now and into the future.
In his capacity as Co-Lead for the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Network, he helped to improve the accessibility of research for patients through developing IT solutions that enabled equitable and scalable research delivery across the East Midlands, resulting in an increase in the number of primary care organisations that deliver research by nearly 300%.
Speaking about being named on the Birthday Honours for 2025, he said: "I am deeply humbled by receiving this award in recognition for my leadership as an academic General Practitioner. As a clinician, educator and researcher, I have been very fortunate to lead and work with so many amazing people and, through these teams, we have achieved so much to ultimately benefit our patients, peers and communities."
Stephen Posey, UHDB Chief Executive, added: "On behalf of the Trust, I would like to congratulate Professor Taggar on this honour, which recognises his ongoing contribution and commitment to medical education in the East Midlands. His innovative approach is continually improving learning for our doctors of tomorrow, supporting high-quality patient care."