Nick Partridge, head of the UK’s largest HIV charity has received a knighthood in the New Year’s Honours list.
Chief Executive of the Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) since 1991, Sir Nick Partridge was previously awarded an OBE in 1999.
The knighthood is for services to health care. As well as heading THT, Sir Nick Partridge was appointed as a Commissioner of the Healthcare Commission in 2004, and is also chair of INVOLVE, a group that advises on public involvement in the NHS.
Sir Nick Partridge first joined THT in 1985 as Office Manager and was responsible for the charity’s press relations before becoming its Chief Executive in 1991.
A calm but forceful advocate for the rights of the communities and individuals affected by HIV, Sir Nick oversaw the merging of THT with numerous other HIV charities across the UK, from the late 1990s onwards making the charity a national provider of services for people with HIV.
Commenting on the award, Sir Nick said it was “great recognition of the pioneering work of Terrence Higgins Trust”.