Yousaf Ahmad is currently the Director of Medicines Optimisation and Integrated Care System (ICS) Chief Pharmacist at NHS Frimley ICS. Yousaf has extensive experience within secondary care, having worked primarily in large acute health boards in Scotland and in the Middle East. He has represented pharmacy at a national level through committee and chairships with UK Clinical Pharmacy Association and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society entities. Yousaf also holds several Non-executive and Board roles at various institutions including a digital health care company and a number of peer-reviewed research houses.

Yousaf has worked in Pharmacy and in the wider pharmaceutical industry for over 20 years now. Yousaf holds several postgraduates and undergraduates’ degrees in Pharmacy and Clinical Pharmacy, as well as in Global Health and Healthcare Leadership.

Yousaf has presented in over a hundred national and international conferences over a range of topics from pharmacy practice, leadership, and specialist clinical areas. He continues to be keynote presenters at seminars and events that discuss the most up to date clinical practice with industry leaders.

Yousaf is a fellow of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and holds several board certifications that detail his knowledge and expertise. He has written several research papers, with a notable writing accolade in a pharmaceutical encyclopaedia that was commissioned by Elsevier.