It started with a new millennium graduation, a few BPharm to MPharm hiccups along the way
A natural flow into community reflecting my corner shop a stereotypical Patel
Pharmacy but not a pharmacist
Not inspired for my future, who’s job was that
Somewhat disconnected from leadership, with the slippery poles of multiples
The ‘missed’ boat of hospital
The high community salaries almost a trap for stagnation
More operational than clinical , but learning skills about people
About flow, about change at the end of the food chain
Acquiring skills inadvertently, that reflect, appreciate in my new role
My resilience as a leader, deflector, inspirer, disruptor
Put in a box, with a label, by those I don’t trust
Somewhat disconnected from leadership but some of us have given it a go
Team leader, manager, LPC, regional, now a Head and a Chief
You can’t just be an ideas man!
Yes I can!
I can build them, and deliver them, and measure them and share them!
Our paths are all varied, journeys to date
Enrich our approach, our instinct
That can define what we do
Put ourselves in a box with label, with our own lack of trust
We are one profession, one workforce, but have been divided by greed
By ambition, by agenda’s
When did you last feel valued by our leaders?
Inspired by their values? The guild of this, the society of that
More associations that drive disassociation
Pharmacists, take hold of your future, be the driver for change
Invest in yourself and those that you believe in
Unification is our aim, transformation in numbers
With those with consensus but also those able to challenge and support
With those that understand
That can relate to your day
To your tomorrow
And your yesterday
Ankish Patel
