Issue - meetings

Report by the Corporate Director of Public Health and Public Protection NHS Wiltshire and Wiltshire Council.

Councillor Keith Humphries, Cabinet member for Public Health and Public Protection presented the report which provided an update on the Public Health transition project and outlined progress that had been made in respect of finance, IT and communications.  It was expected that staff would undertake an induction in the next few weeks and the final move would take place on 1 December.

Decisions were being taken in line with national guidance on the Public Health transfer and by using the Public Health Transition Project Board chaired by Councillor Keith Humphries. The PCT and Council are represented on this project board and this feeds into the joint PCT cluster transition programme board.

RESOLVED:

To note and approve the progress report

Reason for the decision

To advise Cabinet of Department of Health National Guidance.