National Quality Board

Summary

Formed in 2009, the National Quality Board (NQB) champions the importance of quality and drives system alignment of quality across health and care on behalf of NHS England, the Care Quality Commission, the UK Health Security Agency, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, the Department of Health and Social Care, Healthwatch England, the National Guardians Office and the Health Services Safety Investigations Body.

From September 2025 the NQB will be refreshed in line with the 10 Year Health Plan for England and the Review of patient safety across the health and care landscape. 

Content

The NQB provides advice, recommendations and endorsement on matters relating to quality, and acts as a collective to influence, drive and ensure system alignment of quality programmes and initiatives.

Its aim is to support delivery of the NHS Long Term Plan’s ambition for quality in the NHS, while encouraging high quality care for all across all of health, public health and social care. The NQB will focus on improving quality and reducing inequalities through six key means: supporting system transformation, digital transformation, research and innovation, support for the health and social care workforce, patient safety and improving population health and health inequalities.

Agendas, minutes and papers - View the minutes, agendas and papers of previous National Quality Board (NQB) meetings: 

Past NQB publications - On this page you will find information on past NQB publications and activities.