Legal & General appoints new medical officer

He brings mental health and occupational health interest

Adam Saville
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Dr Tarun Gupta will provide medical opinion on complex group risk cases and thought-leadership on clinical issues

An NHS GP, clinical commissioner and occupational physician, Dr Tarun Gupta currently serves as clinical lead for mental health for the largest clinical commissioning group (CCG) in England. He's a committee member for National Institute for Health & Care Excellence (NICE) and a specialist advisor to the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Outside of the NHS, Dr Gupta works as an occupational physician as an occupational physician to several large and SME clients across various industries. He started his career in investment banking with Goldman Sachs after studying philosophy, politics and e...

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