Public board meeting agenda and papers: November 2021

Wednesday 17 November 2021 at 1:30pm via Zoom.

Agenda

  1. Apologies for absence

    To receive any apologies for absence.

  2. Declarations of interest

    To declare any new board interests 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 15 September 2021. This will include questions from the public (Word).

  4. Action log (Excel)

    To review the actions from previous meetings.

  5. Report from the executive team (Word)

    Presented by: Professor Gill Leng, chief executive

    To review the report.

  6. Integrated performance report (PDF)

    Presented by: Jennifer Howells, director, finance, strategy and transformation

    To review the report.

  7. NICE International strategy (Word)

    Presented by: Meindert Boysen, director, Centre for Heath and Technology Evaluation

    To approve the NICE International strategy (Word).

  8. Guidelines methods and processes manual (Word)

    Presented by: Paul Chrisp, director, Centre for Guidelines

    To approve the proposals.

  9. Impact report: people with a learning disability (Word)

    Presented by: Judith Richardson, acting director, health and social care

    To receive the impact report: people with a learning disability (PDF).

  10. Changes to the guideline development arrangements (Word)

    Presented by: Paul Chrisp, director, Centre for Guidelines

    To receive an update.

  11. Standing orders and standing financial instructions (Word)

    Presented by: Jennifer Howells, director, finance, strategy and transformation

    To approve the updated documents.

    Appendix 1 – table of revisions (Word)

    Appendix 2 – standing orders (Word)

    Appendix 3 – standing financial instructions (Word)

  12. Audit and risk committee minutes (Word)

    Presented by: Tom Wright, chair, audit and risk committee

    To receive the unconfirmed minutes of the meeting held on Wednesday 8 September 2021.

  13. Any other business

    To consider any other business of an urgent nature.

  14. Date of the next meeting

    To note the next public board meeting will be held on Wednesday 19 January 2022 at 1:30pm.

    To confirm that members of the press and public cannot attend the rest of the meeting because the business is confidential in nature. Please see section 1, paragraph 2 of the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 for more information.