SHAPD journey started as a WhatsApp socialising group created by Dr Hamza Zafar and Dr Izhar Hashmi on 30th September 2018. I was fortunate to join the group on 25th February 2019 which gave me a great platform to share ideas.

Group accepted the idea to proceed further and develop into a more active partnership to help group members and to improve health parameters for the community in Sheffield and surrounding areas as well as helping Pakistani healthcare system.

I was humbled to be given the responsibility to chair the group on 17th September 2019 to move forward by organising the group to work as a team.

We are aiming to integrate with the group members, other organisations and community as a whole to achieve our aims and would work hard to make SHAPD a model healthcare group.