Public board meeting agenda and papers: March 2026
Wednesday 18 March 2026 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 10 December 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: John Spoors.
6. Update from the Department of Health and Social Care
Presented by: David Wright.
7. Executive update and integrated performance report (Word)
For information - Presented by Jonathan Benger, Pete Thomas, Helen Williams and Clare Morgan
To review the reports:
8. NICE-Wide Topic Prioritisation: The Manual (Word)
For Approval - Presented by Jonathan Benger
9. Data by Design – a strategic roadmap for NICE (Word)
For Approval - Presented by Raghunath Vydyanath and Clare Morgan
10. Equality, diversity and inclusion spend 2026/27 (Word)
For Approval - Presented by Helen Williams
11. Audit and risk assurance committee: unconfirmed minutes from the meeting (Word)
For information - Presented by Justin Whatling
12. Standing orders and standing financial instructions
For Approval - Presented by Pete Thomas
13. Remuneration committee annual review (Word)
For Approval - Presented by Sharmila Nebhrajani
14. Any other business
To consider any other business of an urgent nature
15. Exclusion of the press and public
To confirm that representatives of the press and other members of the public will be excluded from the remainder of the meeting having regard to the confidential nature of the business to be transacted, publicity on which would be prejudicial to the public interest [Section 1(2) Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960].
For Approval - Presented by Sharmila Nebhrajani
16. Date of the next meeting
Tuesday 19 May 2026