The incoming director of health and social care/chief officer for South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) has spoken of his pride to be joining the ‘partnership family’.
Following the recent announcement of the appointment of Mr Soumen Sengupta as director of health and social care/chief officer for South Lanarkshire HSCP, a start date of Monday 9 August has now been confirmed.
Soumen is currently head of service review – quality assurance with Healthcare Improvement Scotland. He joins South Lanarkshire following an extensive career in public health and in health and social care management; and having led strategic transformation programmes at local, regional and national levels.
Ahead of taking up post, Soumen said: “Having already had a number of introductory meetings with the senior management team and other colleagues, I’m very much aware of the incredible efforts and the fantastic work of local health and social care staff – and indeed teams across South Lanarkshire Council, NHS Lanarkshire, primary and secondary care, as well as partner agencies, over the last year in particular.
“I’m also aware that this compassion and commitment for patients and service users – working alongside unpaid carers and local communities – continues.
“I’m incredibly proud to be joining the South Lanarkshire health and social care ‘family’.”
Soumen added: “I’m very much looking forward to getting started on 9 August, meeting more colleagues, listening to and working with everyone throughout our teams, our services and, indeed, our valued partners in Lanarkshire and beyond.”
Ms Marianne Hayward, head of health and social care, is currently in the role of chief officer of the health and social care partnership on an interim basis.
