Meeting of the Board of NHS England – agenda

Time/date: 10.30am, 23 September 2025
Location: Wellington House, London, SE1 8UG

10:30 – Welcome and Chair’s opening comments: Penny Dash (item 1)

1.1 Apologies for absence
1.2 Declarations of interest
1.3 To approve minutes from the Board meetings held on 17 July 2025

10:40 – Board Committee updates: (item 2)

2.1 Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (verbal): Jeremy Townsend
2.2 Data, Digital and Technology Committee (verbal): Mark Bailie

10:50 – Chief Executive Officer update (verbal):
Sir Jim Mackey (item 3)

11:05 – Performance and delivery update: (item 4)  

4.1 Integrated performance report: David Probert

4.1.1 NHS Oversight Framework – current metrics list

4.2 Financial Performance update: Elizabeth O’Mahony

11:30 – 10 Year Health Plan update (verbal): Jim Mackey (item 5)

11.40 – Healthcare Inequalities Improvement Programme and NHS Race and Health Observatory (RHO): End of year report: Dianne Addei, Habib Naqvi (item 6)

11.50 – Update on Learning Disability and Autism Programme: Jim Mackey, Tom Cahill (item 7)

12.00 – Management and Leadership Development: Jo Lenaghan, Carolyn May, Sam Allen (item 8)

12.20 – Progress Report – Delivering a Greener NHS: Five Years On: Chris Gormley, David Probert (item 9)

12.30 – Increasing Research Activity in the NHS: Vin Diwakar, Lindsey Hughes, Alex Churchill (item 10)

* Summary of NHS OpenSAFELY Data Analytics Service Pilot Directions 2025 issued to NHS England by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care in June 2025 (item 11)

12.40 – Public questions and answers (verbal): Penny Dash (item 12)

12.55 – Any other business (verbal): Penny Dash (item 13)

13.00 – Close