COMMENT | Sarah Charters is a consultant nurse and Emergency Department mental health head at the University Hospital in Southampton, England.

Charters played a significant role in increasing the availability of specialist mental healthcare in the Emergency Department, which sees around 450 patients a month who require help for mental health or substance use problems.

Elsewhere, Dave Skingsley, a driver based at Chester Mail Centre, has raised thousands of pounds for children’s hospice Claire House and has also been known to entertain shoppers in the town centre by dressing up as Elvis and singing for donations, in all types of weather.

Both were recent recipients of the Member of the Brtish Empire (MBE) award. How do we know these facts? This is because the Queen’s Birthday Honours List is transparent and provides information and the achievements of a wide range of extraordinary people who are recognised with awards and medals.

Each year, thousands are nominated by employers, voluntary organisations, professional bodies and even colleagues. The list demonstrates the breadth of service given by people from all backgrounds...