Public board meeting agenda and papers: December 2025
Wednesday 10 December 2025 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 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 18 September 2025 and the private Board meeting held on 6 November 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: Tom Feist.
6. Update from the Department of Health and Social Care
Presented by: Helen Lovell.
7. Changes to the cost effectiveness threshold (PDF)
Presented by: Helen Knight and Sam Roberts, chief executive.
8. Executive update and integrated performance report (Word)
Presented by: Sam Roberts, chief executive.
To review the reports:
9. Report on prioritisation activity (Word)
Presented by: Jonathan Benger.
10. Update on recent consultations related to assessment of HealthTech (Word)
Presented by: Tom Slater.
11. Annual report on patient safety (Word)
Presented by: Jonathan Benger.
12. Working alongside people and communities at NICE: A three-year strategy for involvement and engagement – progress report 2024/25 (Word)
Presented by: Clare Morgan.
To review the working alongside people and communities report (PDF).
13. Update from lead NED for workforce engagement
Presented by: Bee Wee.
14. Risk appetite: annual review (Word)
Presented by: Sam Roberts, chief executive.
To approve the risk appetite: annual review report (Word).
15. Audit and risk assurance committee: minutes from the September and November meetings (Word)
Presented by: Alina Lourie.
16. Any other business: to consider any other business of an urgent nature
17. Date of next meeting
Wednesday 18 March 2026.