Our Board provides strategic assurance for the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Kent, Surrey, Sussex. It is accountable to the host organisation, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and through them to the National Institute for Health and Care Research and the Department of Health and Social Care.
Our Board
- Meets three times a year in public
- Maintains strong engagement with Integrated Care Systems in the region
- Has three public members.
Independently chaired by Professor Sir Nick Black, Board members include lead and collaborating universities, Health Innovation Kent Surrey Sussex, public members, Integrated Care Systems, Local Authorities including Public Health and Social Care, Primary Care Networks.
Observing a Board meeting
Our next Board meeting is being held virtually on: Thursday 6 February 2025 - Please find Public Agenda here.
If you would like to observe a Board Meeting please review this document and action as advised. Please direct any questions about observing a Board meeting to
Dates of future NIHR ARC KSS Board meetings in public:
Date: Tuesday 3 June 2025
Time: 2-4pm
Venue: SEC, Mill View Hospital Site, Hove
Date: Thursday 9 October 2025
Time: 2-4pm
Venue: Via Zoom.
Board papers
The Executive Group has delegated operational responsibility to ensure that we deliver on our objectives/milestones and monitors the progress of research, implementation, capacity building, dissemination and patient and community engagement, involvement and participation activities to those objectives.
Meet the team
Chair ARC KSS Board
Public Advisor ARC KSS Board
Public Advisor ARC KSS Board
Public Advisor ARC KSS Board
