Head of care in South Lanarkshire has been appointed as an honorary professor

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South Lanarkshire Council’s health and social care leader has been appointed as an honorary professor.Soumen Sengupta, the chief officer of South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership, has been given the posiiton by Glasgow Caledonian University,He has been appointed to the role with the Yunus Centre for Social Business and Health and the School of Health and Life Sciences.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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