The Auditorium, The Durham Centre, DH1 1TN
Board meeting held in public on Tuesday 29 July 2025
Tuesday 29 July 2025, 11:15am
Please contact nencicb-sun.icbcorporateoffice@nhs.net
Agenda items
5 - Board minutes from previous meetings
Draft minutes from the previous meetings held on 3 and 16 June 2025 for approval.
Action owners to provide updates on any outstanding actions.
7 - Notification of items of any other business
Consider items of any other business
The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of recent activity carried out by the ICB team, as well as some key national policy updates.
9 - Fit and Proper Person Test Compliance Report
To provide the Board with an overview and assurance on the ICB's compliance with the requirements of the Fit and Proper Person Test (FPPT).
10 - Board Assurance Framework Q1, 2025/26
The purpose of this report is to provide the Board with a refreshed Board Assurance Framework for quarter 1, 2025/26 and an updated corporate risk register for review and consideration.
The Board are also asked to review and approve the risk appetite statement and guidance for 2025/26.
Appendix 1 NHS NENC Board Assurance Framework Q1 2526
Appendix 3 NENC ICB Risk Appetite Statement And Guidance 2526
11 - Highlight Reports and Confirmed Minutes of the Committees of the Board
Highlight reports and confirmed minutes of the Committees of the Board.
To provide the Board with an overview of the decisions agreed at the Executive Committee meetings in May and June 2025 and the confirmed minutes from these meetings.
Executive Committee Highlight Report July 2025
11.2 - Quality and Safety Committee
To provide the Board with a summary of the key points from the meeting of the Quality and Safety Committee and the confirmed minutes from the 8 May 2025.
11.3 - Finance, Performance and Investment Committee
To provide the Board with an overview of the key points and approved minutes from the FPI Committee meeting held on 3 April 2025.
To provide the Board with the key highlights from the Audit Committee and the confirmed minutes from the meeting held on 12 June 2025.
12 - Safeguarding Annual Report 2024/25
The report provides assurance to the Committee regarding our ICB safeguarding functions and outlines the continued fulfilment of our statutory safeguarding duties.
NENC ICB 2024/25 Safeguarding Annual Report Board Cover Sheet
13 - County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust Breast Services
This report shares the commissioned review of the County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust (CDDFT) Breast Surgery Service conducted by the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS).
Invited Service Review Final Report CDDFT Breast Surgery April 25
14 - Integrated Delivery Report
The NENC Integrated Delivery Report (IDR) provides an overview of quality and performance, highlighting any significant changes, areas of risk and mitigating actions.
To provide an update on the financial performance of the North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (NENC ICB) and NENC Integrated Care System (ICS) in the financial year 2025/26 for the two months to 31 May 2025.
ICB Finance Report Front Cover
ICB 2025/26 Finance Report M02
16 - Assertive and Intensive Community Mental Health Care Action Plan Update
This paper sets out an update to the Integrated Care Board (ICB) Board on the development of the North East and North Cumbria (NENC) assertive and intensive community mental health action plans.
17 - North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care System Winter Plan 2025/26
This report provides a draft of the North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care System Winter Plan 2025/26 for review by the ICB Board.
18 - Oral Health and Dental Strategy
The purpose of this report is to present to Board the North East and North Cumbria Oral Health and Dental Strategy for approval.
Oral Health and Dental Strategy Front Cover
This procurement strategy sets out some key objectives to support the ICB's priorities and ambitions to reduce inequalities, improve experiences of our health and care services and improve the health and wellbeing of people living and working in the North East and North Cumbria.
20 - Questions from the public
Questions from the public relating to items on the agenda