Shamir Patel

CQC Registered Manager & Clinical Pharmacist · Registered Manager — Clinical Governance

Clinical experience

Over 25 years in the pharmacy profession, with senior roles across community pharmacies and primary care networks. Leads prescribing services, advanced clinical consultations and digital health initiatives, and has served as a Designated Prescribing Practitioner (DPP) mentoring independent prescribing trainees.

Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and the Primary Care Pharmacy Association; mentor and DPP for NHS prescribing pathways. Completed advanced clinical training through the Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway.

ADHD experience

As CQC Registered Manager, oversees clinical governance, prescribing safety and continuous service evaluation to ensure the ADHD pathway remains evidence-based.

Prescribing

Qualified prescriber. GPhC-registered independent prescriber (postgraduate prescribing qualification after MPharm, 1995).

Areas of expertise

Clinical governance
Independent prescribing
Cardiovascular risk management
Long-term condition optimisation
Weight management

Assessment approach

Safe, evidence-based prescribing and clinical services, with quality improvement, audit and protocol development built into everyday practice.

Our assessment methodology