Meeting of the Board of NHS England – 27 March 2025 – agenda

Location: 7 and 8 Wellington Place, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 4AP

15:30 – Welcome: Richard Meddings (item 1) – verbal update

1.1 Apologies for absence
1.2 Declarations of interest
1.3 To approve minutes from the Board meetings held on 6 February 2025

15:35 – Chair update: Richard Meddings (item 2) – verbal update

15:50 – Chief Executive Officer update and review of NHS performance and delivery: Amanda Pritchard (item 3)

16:05 – Incoming Chair and Chief Executive Officer update: Penny Dash and Jim Mackey (item 4) – verbal update

16:20 – Performance update (item 5)

5.1 Operational performance update and annex: Emily Lawson
5.1.1 Chief Operating Officer delivery report: Emily Lawson
5.2 Financial performance update: Julian Kelly

16:55 – The NHS Performance Assessment Framework for 2025/26: Steve Russell and Adam Doyle (item 6)

17:15 – Cancer Programme update: Emily Lawson, Peter Johnson and Rob Stones (item 7)

17:35 – Data, Digital and Technology Transformation: Vin Diwakar (item 8)

* Annual emergency preparedness, resilience and response (EPRR) assurance report: Emily Lawson (item 9)

* Directions and mandatory requests for information: Steve Russell, Jackie Gray (item 10)

* Report on the use of the NHS England Seal: Secretariat (item 11)

17:55 – Any other business and close: Richard Meddings