Public board meeting agenda and papers: May 2021

Wednesday 19 May 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 board meeting held on 24 March 2021.

4. Action log (Excel)

   To review the actions from previous meetings.

5. Chief executive's report (Word)

   Presented by: Professor Gillian Leng, chief executive

   To review the report.

6. Directors' reports for consideration

   The next 7 items provide reports on the progress of the individual centres and directorates listed below. These reports give an update on any issues of note.

   • Paul Chrisp, director of the Centre for Guidelines (Word)
   • Meindert Boysen, director of the Centre for Health Technology Evaluation (Word)
   • Alexia Tonnel, director of the Digital, Information and Technology Directorate (Word)
   • Felix Greaves, director of the Science, Evidence and Analytics Directorate (Word)
   • Dr Judith Richardson, acting director of the Health and Social Care Directorate (Word)
   • Jennifer Howells, director of the Finance, Strategy and Transformation Directorate (Word)
   • Jane Gizbert, director of the Communications Directorate (Word)

7. Business plan 2021/22 (Word)

   Presented by: Professor Gillian Leng, chief executive, and Jennifer Howells, director of finance, strategy and transformation

   To approve the business plan (PPT).

8. Impact report: diagnostic pathology (PDF)

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

   To review the report, which gives details of how NICE's evidence-based guidance is being used to help improve outcomes in diagnostic pathology.

9. Audit and risk committee annual report and terms of reference

   Presented by: Dr Rima Makarem, chair of the audit and risk committee.

   To receive the audit and risk committee annual report (Word) and approve the updated audit and risk committee terms of reference (Word).

10. Any other business

    To consider any other business of an urgent nature.

11. Date of the next meeting

    To note the next public board meeting will be held on Wednesday 21 July 2021 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.