Meeting of the Board of NHS England – agenda

Date/time: 10.30am, Thursday 5 February 2026
Location: Bournemouth, Dorset

10.30am – Welcome: Penny Dash (item 1)

1.1 Apologies for absence
1.2 Declarations of interest
1.3 To approve minutes from the Board meeting held on 4 December 2025

10.35am – Board committee updates (item 2)

2.1 Audit and Risk Assurance Committee – 12 December [access the paper for this item]
2.2 NHS England Quality Committee – 17 December 2025; and National Quality Board – 20 January 2026 [access the paper for this item]
2.3 Strategy Committee – 14 January [access the paper for this item]
2.4 Finance and Performance Committee – 26 January (Verbal)
2.5 Data, Digital and Technology Committee – 30 January (Verbal)

10.55am – Chief Executive Officer update: Sir Jim Mackey (item 3)

11.10am – Performance and delivery update: David Probert; Financial update: Elizabeth O’Mahony (item 4)

4.1 Integrated performance report [access the paper for this item]
4.2 Month 9 Financial Position 2025/26 [access the paper for this item]

11.40am – Productivity plan update: Elizabeth O’Mahony (item 5)

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11.50am – Improvement in the NHS: Sarah-Jane Marsh (item 6)

6. report [access the paper for this item]
6.1 annexes [access the paper for this item]

12.10pm – A new era of transparency – progress update: Jules Hunt (item 7)

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12.20pm – Public Q&A: Penny Dash

12.25pm – Any other business: Penny Dash

12.30pm – Close