Hive Health

At the weekend a palm reader told me I would write a book someday. That and I’d meet a handsome man with a head of blond hair, a white van and a posh voice, but I digress. I’ve never seen myself as much of a writer but perhaps, after being ‘persuaded’ to write this blog about myself, it might inspire me to action. So bear with me as I grapple with some words and phrases and try vainly to bring these together into a short summary as to how I came to join the Hive team, what I think of them so far (!), and my hopes and aspirations moving forwards; passing my probation could hang on this.

With three and a half years under my belt working in a small Med Ed team in a large agency I was looking for a new challenge. Meeting the directors at Hive quickly confirmed that this could be it. A committed team, with a new approach to healthcare comms; placing patients at the heart of the strategic process with lashings of healthcare professional insight. Also a pharmacist by trade, I’ve seen the effect of poor communication and a lack of consideration for the individual time and again, so this certainly makes sense. Sealing the deal though for me was their evident commitment to innovation and creativity in their approach, whatever the problem. Why do something as you’ve done it before, if it can be done better and in a novel and interesting way?

I’m being asked for my opinion on lots of things. I just hope that they really do subscribe to the “no idea is a bad idea” concept as I cautiously tender my suggestions for the new office…