1 Citygate, Gallowgate, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4WH
Board meeting held in public on Wednesday 29 July 2026
Wednesday 29 July 2026, 11:15am - 2:50pm
Please contact nencicb-sun.icbcorporateoffice@nhs.net
Agenda items
5 - Board minutes from previous meetings
Draft minutes from the previous meeting held on 16 June 2026 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 report includes items on:
· Changes to the Board composition and key roles
· Fit and Proper Person Test (FPPT) submission to NHS England
· Leadership Competency Framework submission (LCF)
10 - Board Assurance Framework and Risk Report Q1 2026/27
The purpose of this report is to provide the Board with a refreshed Board Assurance Framework for quarter one, 2026/27 and an updated corporate risk register for review and consideration.
Board Assurance Framework and Risk Report quarter one 2026-27
Appendix 1 NHS NENC Board Assurance Framework Q1 2627 22.06.26 (1)
11 - Committee Escalation and Assurance Reports
Escalation and Assurance Report, decision logs and confirmed minutes of the Committees of the Board.
To provide the Board with an overview of the decisions agreed at the Leadership Committee and the confirmed minutes of the meetings held on 12 May & 09 June 2026 for assurance.
11.2 - Quality and Safety Committee
To provide the Board with an overview of the discussion at the Quality and Safety Committee and the confirmed minutes of the meetings held on 09 July 2026 for assurance.
QSC Escalation And Assurance Report July 2026
Appendix 1 20260514 APPROVED Quality And Safety Committee Minutes
To provide the Board with an overview of the discussion at the Quality and Safety Committee and the confirmed minutes of the meetings held on 11 June 2026 for assurance.
12 - NENC ICB Medicines Strategy 2025-2030
To provide an update on the implementation of the North East and North Cumbria (NENC) Medicines Strategy following its first year of delivery.
The report also describes refinements to indicators in response to national data changes and provides assurance on progress to date.
13 - Primary Care Access Recovery Plan
To provide the Board with an updated Primary Care Access Recovery Plan for approval.
To provide an update on the financial performance of the North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board in the financial year 2026/27.
NENC ICB Finance Update – M2 202627
To present to the Board the Neighbourhood Health Model
16.2 - Fit For The Future - a shared approach to involvement and communications
To seek Board support for a system-wide, shared communications and involvement approach that provides one clear NHS story for change, strengthens public trust and supports service transformation.
17 - Questions from the public
Questions from the public relating to items on the agenda