Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2014, Official Report, column 566W, on NHS: innovation, when the Innovation, Health and Wealth Implementation Board has met during the last 12 months; what assessment he has made of progress on the Innovation, Health and Wealth programme; and if he will make a statement.

The Innovation, Health and Wealth Implementation Board met on:

2 July 2013

16 August 2013

30 September 2013

5 November 2013

3 December 2013

13January 2014

17 February 2014

24 March 2014

28 April 2014

There were no meetings in May and June 2014 and the next meeting is scheduled for 8 September 2014.

NHS England has been conducting a ‘refresh' of the Innovation Health and Wealth programme to reflect on progress made, identify what more needs to be done and ensure that the programme continues to fit with the new health services landscape. We understand that NHS England plans to publish the outcomes from this process later in the year.