SIR – Great news that Professor Raine (Bradford Teaching Hospitals’ consultant ear surgeon and charity fundraiser) has received an MBE for his fantastic work with profoundly deaf people.

As a family, we have reason to be immensely grateful to this brilliant man and his dedicated team.

I am not a big fan of the Honours system but this MBE is really, really well deserved. Congratulations and very well done.

Sally Thompson, Cottingley Road, Allerton