Cabinet noted that:

a)    the Public Health Transition Project is on course to achieve the safe transfer of legal responsibility for Public Health from Herefordshire Primary Care Trust to Herefordshire Council in April 2013,

b)    the scope of the public health responsibilities that are transferring to Local Authorities in April 2013 creating new opportunities for improving the health and wellbeing of people in Herefordshire,

c)    the intention to present a further report to Cabinet seeking agreement of Herefordshire Council’s Vision for Public Health and to provide an update on progress of the Public Health Transition Project.