Professor Derek Ward

Director of Public Health

Council: Lincolnshire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Lincolnshire Integrated Care Partnership (    Director of Public Health) Lincolnshire Health and Wellbeing Board (    Director of Public Health)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

20 meetings · Page 1 of 4

Lincolnshire Health and Wellbeing Board Committee Member

Lincolnshire Health and Wellbeing Board - Tuesday, 10th March, 2026 2.00 pm

The Lincolnshire Health and Wellbeing Board met on Tuesday 10 March 2026 to discuss the NHS Joint Forward Plan, the refresh of the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment, the Lincolnshire Better Care Fund, and the Director of Public Health's Annual Report on the case for quality employment. The Board noted the requirements for NHS Integrated Care Boards to develop a Joint Forward Plan and acknowledged that the Derbyshire, Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire (DLN) ICB Cluster had produced a plan aligned with the Lincolnshire Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy. They also noted the refresh of the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment and agreed to remove the 'Neurological conditions' topic. The Board received an update on the Better Care Fund and noted the Director of Public Health's Annual Report.

March 10, 2026, 2:00 pm
Executive Officer

Executive - Tuesday, 3rd February, 2026 10.30 am

The Executive of Lincolnshire Council met on Tuesday 3 February 2026 to discuss the future of the Integrated Lifestyle Service (ILS), with a decision made to support the recommendation to the Executive to dissolve the service. The council also considered its budget for 2026/27, approving initial proposals subject to further consultation and scrutiny, and discussed updates to the Lincolnshire Minerals and Waste Development Scheme and Statement of Community Involvement.

February 03, 2026, 10:30 am
Adult Care and Public Health Scrutiny Committee Officer

Adult Care and Public Health Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 28 January 2026 - 10.00 am

The Adult Care and Public Health Scrutiny Committee met on 28 January 2026 to discuss the Adult Care and Community Wellbeing budget proposals for 2026/27, the future of the Integrated Lifestyle Service, the recommissioning of Home Based Reablement services, and the Director of Public Health's Annual Report. The committee supported passing comments on the budget proposals to the Executive, but voted against recommending the continuation of the Integrated Lifestyle Service in its current form, opting instead to support the Executive's recommendation to dissolve it. They also supported the recommissioning of the Home Based Reablement service and the Director of Public Health's Annual Report.

January 28, 2026, 10:00 am
Lincolnshire Health and Wellbeing Board CANCELLED Committee Member

Lincolnshire Health and Wellbeing Board - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 2.00 pm

This meeting has been cancelled.

December 09, 2025
Adult Care and Public Health Scrutiny Committee Officer

Adult Care and Public Health Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 10.00 am

The Adult Care and Public Health Scrutiny Committee met on Wednesday, 3 December 2025, to discuss the performance and future of the Integrated Lifestyle Service (ILS), review the Adult Social Care Strategy, and examine the implementation of the Target Operating Model (TOM) for adult social care. Key decisions included noting the performance update of the ILS, supporting the proposed Adult Social Care Strategy, and endorsing the new leadership structure for adult social care services.

December 03, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

13 decisions · Page 1 of 3

Council Budget 2025/26

From: Executive - Tuesday, 4th February, 2025 10.30 am - February 04, 2025

...to recommend to Full Council the Council Budget for 2025/26, including the revenue budget, capital programme, a 2.99% council tax increase, draft prudential indicators, the Financial Strategy, and the Capital Strategy.

Recommendations Approved

Director of Public Health Annual Report 2024 - Integrated care close to home: Creating healthy communities in Lincolnshire

From: Executive - Tuesday, 4th February, 2025 10.30 am - February 04, 2025

...to approve the publication of the Director of Public Health Annual Report 2024, titled "Integrated care close to home: Creating healthy communities in Lincolnshire," on Lincolnshire County Council's website.

Recommendations Approved

Home Based Reablement Service - Extension

From: Executive - Tuesday, 4th February, 2025 10.30 am - February 04, 2025

...to approve a 12-month contract extension with Alderson Ltd (trading as Libertas) for the Home Based Reablement Service to allow for a commissioning review before re-procurement.

Recommendations Approved

Unit 4 contract to transition Business World to SaaS cloud-based platform

From: Executive - Tuesday, 4th February, 2025 10.30 am - February 04, 2025

...to approve the recommendations outlined in the exempt report regarding the Unit 4 contract to transition Business World to a SaaS cloud-based platform.

Recommendations Approved

Children and Young People's Youth Housing Service Contract

From: Executive - Tuesday, 4th February, 2025 10.30 am - February 04, 2025

...to approve a 15-month extension to the Youth Housing Service contract, from January 1, 2026, to March 31, 2027, and delegate authority to the Executive Director – Children’s Services, in consultation with the Executive Councillor, to implement this extension.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 20

Average per Month: 0.9

Decisions Recorded: 13 Not all decisions are recorded, so this may significantly underestimate the number of decisions actually made.