Cumbria CC has appointed Colin Cox as its new director of public health. Mr Cox is currently deputy director of public health at Manchester City Council. The statutory position as the county's chief officer for public health will also assume the role of assistant director for health and wellbeing. Mr Cox will report to Richard Parry, the council's director of health and care. He will replace Dr Rebecca Wagstaff, the county council's acting director of public health who will be leaving shortly to take up a new leadership position at Public Health England.