NHS West Yorkshire ICB Board Meeting - 23 September 2025

01.

Welcome and Apologies

Nadira Mirza, Acting Chair

N

10.30

02.

Declarations of interest

Those in attendance are asked to declare any interests presenting an actual/potential conflict arising from matters in the private session.

Nadira Mirza, Acting Chair

N

10.33

03.

Minutes, Action Log and Matters Arising of the Board meeting on 24 June 2025 (private)

To agree the minutes of the meeting, review the action log and update on any matters arising.

Nadira Mirza, Acting Chair

Y

10.35

04.

Urgent Decision

To ratify the urgent decision.

Nadira Mirza, Acting Chair

Y

10.40

05.

Chief Executive’s Report including Organisational Change

To receive an update.

Rob Webster, 
Chief Executive

N

10.45

06.

Airedale New Hospital Programme Refreshed Strategic Outline Case Update

To receive an update.

Therese Patten,
Accountable Officer: Bradford District and Craven

Y

11.30

07.

Committee ‘AAA’ Reports

To receive the Alert, Advise, Assure (AAA) reports from the Remuneration and Nomination Committee (15 July and 18 August) and Transition Committee 10 July and 14 August).

Committee Chairs

Y

11.45

08.

Any other private business notified in advance of the meeting

Nadira Mirza, Acting Chair

N

11.55

09.

Welcome, Introductions and Apologies

Nadira Mirza, Acting Chair

N

1.20

10.

Declarations of interest

A register of interests of Board members can be found at – Declarations (mydeclarations.co.uk). Those in attendance are asked to declare any interests presenting an actual/potential conflict arising from matters at today’s meeting.

Nadira Mirza, Acting Chair

N

1.25

11.

Minutes, Action Log and Matters Arising of the Board (public) on 24 June 2025

To agree the minutes of the meetings, review the action log and update on matters arising.

Nadira Mirza, Acting Chair

Y

1.30

12.

Public questions

Questions from members of the public about items on the agenda.

Nadira Mirza, Acting Chair

N

1.35

Oversight and Assurance

13.

Board Assurance Framework

To receive the report.

Laura Ellis, Director of Corporate Affairs

Y

1.45

14.

Chair’s Report

To receive the report.

Nadira Mirza, Acting Chair

Y

2.00

15.

Chief Executive’s Report

To receive the report.

Rob Webster, 
Chief Executive

Y

2.10

16.

Organisational Change

To receive the report for assurance.

Rob Webster, 
Chief Executive

Y

2.30

Break (2.50 – 3.05pm)

17.

West Yorkshire and Harrogate Local Maternity and Neonatal System Update

To receive the report for assurance.

Beverley Geary, 
Director of Nursing

Y

3.05

18.

System Performance:

a. Integrated Performance Dashboard including Financial Performance

b. Corporate Risk Register

To consider the dashboard and corporate risk register and seek assurance on key areas of performance, including items escalated from AAA reports.

Debra Taylor-Tate,
Head of Planning and Performance

Jonathan Webb, Director of Finance / Deputy Chief Executive

Laura Ellis, Director of Corporate Affairs

Y

3.30

19.

Committee ‘AAA’ Reports

To receive the Alert, Advise, Assure (AAA) reports from the Board’s Committees:

• Bradford District and Craven – 5 September 2025
• Calderdale – 11 September 2025
• Kirklees – 13 August 2025
• Leeds – 3 September 2025
• Wakefield – 9 September 2025
• Audit – 9 September 2025
• Finance, Investment and Performance – 2 September 2025
• Quality – 2 September 2025
• Transformation – 29 July 2025
• Pharmaceutical Services Regulations Committee – Committees in Common (PSRC)
• West Yorkshire Community Pharmacy and Optometry Contract and Quality Assurance Group

Place Leads / Committee Chairs

Y

4.00

Break (4.10 – 4.20pm)

Planning

20.

Winter Planning 2025/26 and Board Assurance Statements

To receive the report for assurance and approve the assurance statements.

Debra Taylor-Tate, 
Head of Planning and Performance

Y

4.20

21.

NHS West Yorkshire ICB Green Plan 2025-2028

To approve.

Ian Holmes, Director of Strategy and Partnerships / Deputy Chief Executive

Y

4.35

Governance

22.

Changes to the Financial Scheme of Delegation (FSoD)

To approve

Laura Ellis, Director of Corporate Affairs

Jonathan Webb, Director of Finance / Deputy Chief Executive

Y

4.45

23.

Corporate Policies

• Fit and Proper Persons (FPP)

To approve

Laura Ellis, Director of Corporate Affairs

Y

4.55

24.

Any other business notified in advance of the meeting

Nadira Mirza, Acting Chair

N

5.00

The next meeting of the ICB Board is scheduled for Tuesday 16 December 2025

Nadira Mirza, Acting Chair

N

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