Community Pharmacy Primary Care Network Engagement Lead

I have a great passion for Pharmacy especially community pharmacy and have always placed patients at the centre of everything I do throughout my 17 years of experience, which has taken me from working with Gordon Davis, Co-op, Saffron Pharmacy group to being a director at United Healthcare Group Ltd.
I am also Superintendent and Head of operations at Saffron group which consists of 15 Pharmacies. Having to juggle all these roles means I have developed very strong multi-tasking and problem solving skills as, at times, I am a very busy man!
Alongside my great passion for pharmacy, I also have the most important and rewarding job in the world, and that is being a father to my 3 wonderful children.Meet Kishan Kotecha

Hi, I’m an experienced clinical pharmacist and independent prescriber passionate about advancing pharmacy services. I served as Chief Officer for Nottinghamshire LPC and was member of the Leicestershire & Rutland LPC, and, am a Fellow of the RPS. I currently own community pharmacies and lead a team of clinical pharmacists providing services to NHS CCGs and GP practices, while also training pharmacy teams in vaccinations. I actively contribute to the RPS Community Pharmacy Expert Advisory Group and mentor new pharmacists. I have a strong track record of leading successful NHS pilot initiatives, and, I have demonstrated the significant value pharmacists can bring to patient care.

I am Rahul Patel, a pharmacist for over 10 years and a new pharmacy contractor. I am here representing AIM members, strongly believing in the ethos of independent pharmacies. I am a passionate service driven pharmacist having experience in a variety of different roles from locum based to superintendent to surgery based. I have hopes for the pharmacy sector in the future and strive to ensure that we can all be well prepared to embrace it.”

Meet Rahul Patel

Gareth has experience in both multiple and independent community pharmacy businesses. He was a previously Secretary here at the LPC so many contractors might remember him. Gareth’s 2 ½ day role with the LPC is to support contractor engagement with key services such as CPCS, DMS, Hypertension Case-Finding, etc. His 6-month post is funded by a grant which LPC secured for these purposes.

My name is Mr Sarman Odedra, owner and pharmacist of Wymeswold Pharmacy. Community Pharmacy need a better connection with local GP surgeries and other healthcare professional to support our customers and provide better services. Therefore, I have taken this role to engage with local GP surgeries, PCN and other pharmacies to support them and learn from them. I am aiming to provide more advance services to our customers from their local community pharmacy, specially concentrating on Blood Pressure Checks, providing Contraceptives Pills and this new Pharmacy First services. So, lets work together and provide all the NHS services locally

I have been working in North West Leicestershire for 15 years now in my role as Superintendent pharmacist at an independent group- Masons Chemists.

I have previously sat on several LPCs in both this role and previous roles as an area manager for the multiples in various areas and have been working closely with the pharmacist leads at NW Leicestershire for some years now. I have experience of leading projects in the area including one of the first Healthy Living Pharmacy pilots over 10 years ago where we supported all pharmacies in an area to take advantage of funding for services as part of this LCC pilot project.

Integrating community pharmacy into the local NHS teams is key to firstly demonstrate the value that we can add to patients and also importantly to streamline work across primary care and prevent duplication of efforts given the current financial challenges the whole of the healthcare system face.

My name is Nabeel Amirudin, PCN Engagement Lead for the Willows & Salutem Network PCN. The role involves bridging the gap between Community Pharmacy and Primary Care Networks in an aim to develop a more integrated Primary Care system. On a personal level, as a Pharmacy Contractor and Superintendent, I wish to coordinate activities within the Primary Care system to encourage local service provision – especially the Pharmacy First and GP-CPCS services

Hi, my name is Rajiv Pattni & I am a pharmacist contractor at Blackbird Pharmacy part of an independently run pharmacy chain (Pattani Group) in Leicester. I have decided to take the role of PCN Pharmacy Lead for G3 PCN as I am passionate about pharmacy & I would like to work with colleagues in my PCN to help to utilise the clinical services that community pharmacy have to offer. I look forward to help strengthening relationships of local pharmacies with the wider G3 PCN network to achieve this.

I am passionate about improving primary care services through strategic collaboration and innovative solutions. With a strong background in pharmacy and healthcare coordination, I have seen firsthand the impact that well-integrated services can have on patient outcomes, especially in community settings.

I am eager to collaborate with community pharmacists to strengthen their connections with general practices. My goal is to promote teamwork and enhance patient care. I bring a strong leadership background and have established positive relationships within my local Primary Care Network (PCN).

With over 10 years of experience in many different sectors of pharmacy, I have developed a broad range of skills and a passion of helping others.

I am currently superintendent for an online pharmacy but spend most of my time working as a community pharmacist.

I am honoured to have the opportunity to be part of the committee.

Meet Aadil Video

I am passionate about my job and dedicated to helping patients. I always strive to go the extra mile to enhance patient care and am a strong advocate for creating and implementing new services. I joined the PCN to help deliver these services for our community across the region.

Hi, my name is Mohammed, and I am the PCN engagement lead for Market Harborough & Bosworth and Cross Counties. I am a pharmacy owner so understand the challenges that community pharmacies are facing in the current reality. I am also a lecturer at De Montfort University and the academic perspective helps aid conversations around the future of pharmacy both in an academic setting and in the community.

I am keen on ensuring there is a long term sustainable framework in place, especially for pharmacy first between GP and community pharmacy. I am keen on breaking down barriers to delivery, and hopefully my experience in a similar role in Hereford and Worcester will help deliver the outcomes needed