In February 2013, Davies was reckoned to be the 6th most powerful woman in the United Kingdom by the BBC Radio 4 programme Woman's Hour,[REF] while in 2015 the Health Service Journal ranked her as the most influential woman in the English NHS and 14th most influential person [REF].
Davies was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) for services to medicine in the 2009 New Year Honours [REF].