Alliance Healthcare team member receives King’s New Year’s Honour

We are thrilled to share that Alliance Healthcare UK’s Health & Safety expert, Jon Cornforth, has been recommended by his Majesty the King to receive the honour of the Medal of the Order of the British Empire (BEM), for service to the community of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, particularly during the Covid 19 pandemic.

Jon was dedicated to keeping teams and customers safe during the pandemic, enabling us to deliver medication, including vaccines and lateral flow tests to the NHS, pharmacy and dispensing doctors seamlessly throughout. He has given a huge amount of time to fundraise for various charities, alongside supporting young people of all educational and social backgrounds and abilities, to encourage triumph over adversity. 

Sally Gillborn MBE, CEO of North Notts Business Improvement District described him as a “compassionate, community minded individual who will always go that extra mile to help wherever he can”, He is also recognised for his hands-on help given to local charities, schools and colleges.

His impressive list of contributions include:

• - Championing the skills agenda for young people overcoming difficulties including drug addiction.
• - Working to help ex-offenders in a prison to improve their long-term employment prospects.
• - Presenting to Y11 students to provide hope and reassurance to those who didn’t excel in academic      exams.
• - Sourcing plumbing and building materials for a local college for use by apprentice plumbers and   builders and by the charity ‘Hope for the Homeless’, to be used to upgrade housing.
• - Developing the first business plan for the North Notts Business Improvement District Steering    Group, ensuring that skills and community initiatives were at its forefront.
• - Working with the Rotherham United Community Sports Trust, who support education, inclusion,   health and fitness.
• - Fundraising for Rotherham College.
• - Providing local schools with advice, hand sanitiser, posters and social distancing kits during the   pandemic.
• - Completing the Yorkshire Peaks challenge for charity three times.

When asked about this amazing recognition he said “I don’t do any of it for my own personal reward – I just like helping people.”

Congratulations, Jon-Paul Cornforth BEM!