On 18 March 2010 the Cabinet agreed that the Council’s preferred option for the delivery and commissioning of shared services would be a Joint Venture Company (representing a public public partnership) involving Herefordshire Council (HC), NHS Herefordshire (NHSH) and Hereford Hospitals NHS Trust (HHT). The Cabinet authorised the Deputy Chief Executive (DCE) to progress and take all necessary steps to establish a JVCo in consultation with the Leader and Deputy Leader of the Council and Trust Boards.

A further report seeking a formal decision to agree terms of the Council’s participation in the JVCo is to be presented in September 2010.  The purpose of this report is to update the Cabinet on the progress to date and next steps on the Shared Services Programme.

A similar update report is scheduled for the NHSH Board on 21 July 2010.