Beth Britton, a former carer to her father who had vascular dementia for 19 years, has been awarded an MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours list 2025.
Since Beth’s father died in 2012 she has worked tirelessly to raise awareness of dementia, challenge misconceptions and stigma, educate, change and challenge dementia services in health and social care and support the voices of people with lived experience.
Beth says of her MBE:
“I am so incredibly happy to be made an MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours list 2025 for Services to People with Dementia and to their Carers.
This really encapsulates what I’ve tried to do since my dad died in 2012, when I wrote about my quest to provide support and advice to those faced with similar situations, inform and educate the wider population, promote debate, and campaign for improvements in dementia care and changes to the care system in general.*
This quest very much continues. So many people with dementia and their families do not have a voice and are not able to access timely support and advice. My passions for everything from diagnosis and post-diagnostic support through to end-of-life care remain undimmed, and I hope the spotlight of an MBE will enable me to do further good in these areas in the future.
I am immensely grateful for the personal recognition of this award, but this isn’t just for me; it’s for my dad, the very first person to teach me about dementia, and for everyone I’ve been lucky enough to know and work with who live with dementia or care for someone who is. Your support means the world to me, and together we continue to try and improve the experience of living with dementia for everyone.”
