Dhiren Dayal

photo of Dhiren DayalDhiren is an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist working in general practice in North East London, with a broad background across community pharmacy, hospital and out-of-hours services.

He has a strong interest in improving respiratory care, particularly for children and young people, and is committed to addressing health inequalities and the impact of air pollution. Dhiren is the Children and Young Person Asthma Champion for Mid and South Essex, supporting teams to identify and manage high-risk patient cohorts and to develop effective service delivery.

Alongside clinical practice, he is dedicated to education and workforce development, supporting colleagues locally and nationally through training and learning initiatives. His clinical interests include the management of airways disease, associated comorbidities and polypharmacy, with a focus on driving clinician-level change through education.

At a national level, Dhiren has contributed to pharmacy education through the review and development of respiratory learning modules for the Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education. He is ARTP-accredited in spirometry and plays an active role within the respiratory community as Deputy Chair of the PCRS Policy Forum and a member of the BTS Pharmacist Specialist Advisory Group.

He currently serves as Chair of the Asthma + Lung UK Council of Healthcare Professionals.

  • Dhiren Dayal

    Bands:
    A Less than 2% of gross annual income
    B Between 2% and 10% of gross annual income
    C Any payment between 10% and 20% of gross annual income
    D Any payment over 20% of your gross annual income

    All interests declared are for the previous calendar year

    Section 1: Paid Work / Personal Income

    A. Employments (including partnerships)

    I am an employee, paid director and / or partner of an organisation
    Any NHS organisation (including GP practice): Band D
    Private healthcare provider: None
    University: Band A
    Other commercial organisation, including pharmaceutical companies, device manufacturers & agencies: None
    Not-for-profit organisation(s): Band A
    Not-for-profit organisation(s)Asthma & Lung UK, British Thoracic Society, Primary Care Pharmacy Association

    B. Other paid positions / work

    I do not receive personal income from the pharmaceutical industry or any healthcare related organisation(s) (except any employee salary or partnership interest declared in Section A)

    C. Other income

    I do not receive any other income (e.g. share dividends from commercial healthcare or tobacco companies)

    D. Other personal benefits

    I have received hospitality/travel grants from pharmaceutical companies to attend conferences/meetings

    Section 2: Unpaid Work

    A. Trusteeships / Directorships (unpaid)

    I do not hold any trusteeships/directorships in any healthcare related organisation or tobacco manufacturer

    B. Other unpaid / voluntary work

    Do you hold any other significant positions that may create a conflicting interest to PCRS? No

    Section 3: Shareholdings in relevant companies

    Pharmaceutical Companies

    I do not have any shareholdings in the tobacco industry or any pharmaceutical or other healthcare company

    Section 4: Other Non-personal Interests

    Does your practice, CCG or Department (or any organisation that you have a band D interest in or a trustee/directorship with) receive any fees/grants/benefits in kind worth £2500 or more, for which you have direct responsibility, from any commercial heal: No

    Section 5: Interests of Spouses / Long Term Partners and Children

    Does your spouse/long term partner or children have any relevant employments, paid work or significant unpaid work in any healthcare related organisation or the tobacco industry?: No