{"id":1639,"date":"2016-01-12T09:56:16","date_gmt":"2016-01-12T09:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/surgeryandcancer\/?p=1639"},"modified":"2016-01-12T10:56:05","modified_gmt":"2016-01-12T10:56:05","slug":"professor-darzi-joins-uks-order-of-merit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/surgeryandcancer\/2016\/01\/12\/professor-darzi-joins-uks-order-of-merit\/","title":{"rendered":"Professor Darzi joins UK&#8217;s Order of Merit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fcbkbttn_button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/surgeryandcancer\/wp-content\/plugins\/facebook-button-plugin\/images\/standard-facebook-ico.png\" alt=\"Fb-Button\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"fcbkbttn_like \"><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/surgeryandcancer\/2016\/01\/12\/professor-darzi-joins-uks-order-of-merit\/\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\" layout=\"standard\"  width=\"225px\" size=\"small\"><\/fb:like><\/div><\/div><p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/surgeryandcancer\/2014\/07\/16\/surgery-and-cancer-in-the-news\/darzi-ighi\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-280\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"409\" height=\"286\" class=\"alignright wp-image-280\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/surgeryandcancer\/files\/2014\/07\/Darzi-IGHI.jpg\" alt=\"Darzi IGHI\" \/><\/a>Congratulations go to Professor Darzi upon his recent admission to the United Kingdom\u2019s Order of Merit by Her Majesty The Queen in the 2016 New Year\u2019s Honour List.<\/p>\n<p>Professor Darzi has been recognised for his outstanding contributions to healthcare and will join an august group &#8211; former members include Florence Nightingale and Nelson Mandela. \u00a0Membership of the Order is limited at any given time to 24 members who have each been recognised by the reigning Head of State for exceptional meritorious services towards advancement of the arts, learning, literature and science.<\/p>\n<p>It is a great reflection on his\u00a0work and so our congratulations again, on this outstanding honour.<\/p>\n<p>Read more on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www3.imperial.ac.uk\/newsandeventspggrp\/imperialcollege\/newssummary\/news_4-1-2016-13-5-13\">Imperial new years honours<\/a> story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congratulations go to Professor Darzi upon his recent admission to the United Kingdom\u2019s Order of Merit by Her Majesty The Queen in the 2016 New Year\u2019s Honour List. 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