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Professor awarded knighthood for service to military healthcare

A university professor who has improved mental health services for the Armed Forces has been made a Knight Bachelor.

Sir Simon Wessely, Professor of Psychological Medicine, Director of King’s College London’s Centre for Military Health Research and Vice Dean for Academic Psychiatry at the Institute of Psychiatry () at King’s, has been given the honour for services to military healthcare and psychological medicine.) at King’s, has been given the honour for services to military healthcare and psychological medicine.

His academic work has led to a better understanding of Gulf War Illness and to more effective psychological support for the Armed Services.

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