Public board meeting agenda and papers: September 2025

Agenda

1. Apologies for absence

To receive any apologies for absence.

2. Declarations of interest

To declare any new board and executive team interests, and consider any conflicts of interest specific to the meeting.

3. Minutes of the last board meeting (Word)

To approve the minutes of the public Board meeting held on 22 July 2025. This will include questions from the public (Word).

4. Action log (Excel)

To review the actions from previous meetings.

5. Improvement story 

Presented by: Brad Groves and Deborah Willock.

6. Update from the Department of Health and Social Care 

Presented by: Helen Lovell.

7. Executive update and integrated performance report (Word)

Presented by: Sam Roberts, chief executive.

To review the reports:

• Executive update (PDF)

• Integrated performance report (PDF).

8. People update

Presented by: Helen Williams.

To discuss the reports:

• Annual equality report overview (Word)

• Annual equality report (PDF)

• Bullying and harassment report overview (Word)

• Bullying and harassment report (PDF)

• Staff survey overview (Word)

• Staff survey (PDF).

9. Update to NICE health technology evaluations: the manual-PMG36 (Word)

Presented by: Nick Crabb, Mark Chapman and Helen Knight.

To approve the amendments to the existing manual (Word).

10. Quality standards process guide update (Word)

Presented by: Jonathan Benger.

To approve the update to the quality standards process guide (Word).

11. Medicines data: NICE approvals and availability in England (Word)

Presented by: Sam Roberts, chief executive.

To discuss the Medicines data: NICE approvals and availability in England report (PDF).

12. Any other business

To consider any other business of an urgent nature.

13. Date of the next meeting

Wednesday 15 December 2025.