Public board meeting agenda and papers: November 2020

Wednesday 18 November 2020 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 16 September 2020.

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) (plus appendix in PowerPoint)
   • Jane Gizbert, director of the Communications Directorate (Word)

7. NICE Listens: policy development through interactive conversations with the public (Word)

   Presented by: Felix Greaves, director of science, evidence and analytics

   To approve the proposals.

8. NICE’s patient safety update (Word)

   Presented by: Professor Kevin Harris, senior responsible officer for patient safety

   To receive an update.

9. NICE and MHRA partnership working to develop an Innovative Licensing and Access Pathway (Word)

   Presented by: Meindert Boysen, deputy chief executive and director of the Centre for Health Technology Evaluation, and Felix Greaves, director of science, evidence and analytics

   To receive the report.

10. Annual equality report and equality objectives (Word)

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

    To receive the report and approve the objectives.

11. NICE impact report: prostate cancer (PDF)

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

    To receive the report, which is summarised in the impact report cover paper (Word).

12. NICE International: annual review 2020 (Word)

    Presented by: Meindert Boysen, deputy chief executive and director of the Centre for Health Technology Evaluation

    To review.

13. Audit and risk committee minutes (Word)

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

    To receive the unconfirmed minutes of the meeting held on 9 September 2020.

14. Any other business

    To consider any other business of an urgent nature.

15. Date of the next meeting

    To note the next public board meeting will be held on Wednesday 27 January 2021 at 1:30pm, via Zoom.