This briefing summarises the NHS England (NHSE) board meeting held on 25 July 2024.

NHSE chief executive, Amanda Pritchard, opened the meeting with an update on recent engagement with the new secretary of state and the Lord Darzi review. 

The board meeting then covered updates on:

• operational performance
• financial performance
• autumn/winter 2024 seasonal vaccinations
• cancer diagnosis and treatment
• National Guardian’s Office priorities for 2024/25
• annual report on NHSE’s work on healthcare inequalities and the NHS Race and Health Observatory
• internal freedom to speak up.

For more detail on any of the items outlined, please find the full agenda and papers here.