About National Clinical Services

Clinically led.Built for primary care.

National Clinical Services Ltd is a UK-based clinical services provider supporting Primary Care Networks, GP practices, GP federations, Integrated Care Boards and NHS healthcare organisations. We exist to give primary care access to high-quality clinical pharmacy capacity — through managed clinical services we deliver for you, and flexible workforce solutions that work within your team.

Whether commissioning a Structured Medication Review programme, a prescribing safety project or requesting experienced pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, every engagement is clinically led, governed and reported — because in primary care, trust is earned through delivery.

The humans behind the logo

Small enough to know your name. Structured enough to trust.

Behind every NCS engagement is a clinician who knows primary care from the inside — the rota gaps, the prescribing backlogs, the care home rounds that can't wait. We built NCS to be the partner we always wished existed.

An NCS clinical pharmacist consulting an elderly patient about their medicines in a GP practice
A pharmacist completing a structured medication review at a GP practice desk
A pharmacist working alongside GPs and nurses in a primary care practice team

Our pharmacists, right where your patients need them

Meet the team

The person you'll actually deal with

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Yasin Patel

Founder

Started NCS because good clinicians come with leadership — and built it to bring exactly those clinicians to primary care.

Good clinicians come with leadership.

Our International Vision

National Clinical Services was founded with the ambition to create a dependable, clinically led organisation that delivers meaningful services. As we continue to develop our presence in the United Kingdom, our long-term vision includes building healthcare partnerships internationally.

With an initial focus on Dubai, Doha and Oman, we are exploring opportunities to share our experience in clinical pharmacy, medicines optimisation and healthcare workforce development. Our ambition is to build lasting relationships with healthcare organisations that value professionalism, patient safety and service excellence.

— Yasin Patel, Founder

Explore NCS International
The Dubai skyline at golden hour — a focus market for NCS International
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How we work

The principles behind every engagement

We understand primary care

NCS is built around the operational reality of GP practices and PCNs — appointment systems, prescribing workflows, QOF and network priorities.

Structured service delivery

Defined scopes, delivery plans and milestones. You always know what is being delivered, by whom, and when.

Medicines optimisation expertise

Clinical pharmacy is our core discipline — from SMRs and deprescribing to prescribing safety programmes.

Flexible workforce solutions

From a single session to a full clinical pharmacy team, shaped around your budget, estate and patient needs.

Clinical governance

Every service operates under named clinical oversight, professional competency requirements and clear escalation routes.

Reporting & accountability

Activity and outcome reporting as standard — evidence your board, federation or ICB can rely on.

Patient-centred care

Structured, unhurried clinical contact that puts the patient's experience and safety first.

Collaborative working

We integrate with your existing NHS teams — practice staff, PCN colleagues and community services — rather than working around them.

Let's strengthen your clinical capacity

Commission a clinical service, request workforce — or both in a single enquiry.