outcomes rather than biomarkers of disease, and policy and software-development to empower patients to participate in the co-delivery, audit, and governance of services. The institute also provides traineeships for graduate students wishing to gain experience in the translation of health-science into policy and practice. Honours In 2004, Whitaker was awarded a Police Commendation for bravery in the apprehension of an armed and violent robber. He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2022 Birthday Honours for services to charity and public health. References External links Chairman's page on the Tuke Institute Website "Rupert Whitaker: 'We have to see patients as people, not collections of diseases'". Interview in The Guardian, 1 February 2011. Webpage: Expert witness in Psychiatry, Psychology, and Public Health Living people 1963 births Alumni of the College of St Hild and St Bede, Durham Alumni of Bedford College, London University of Toronto alumni People educated at Lord Wandsworth College English LGBT people People with HIV/AIDS University of Michigan alumni HIV/AIDS activists Officers of the Order of the British Empire English psychiatrists British immunologists