▁around ▁£ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁a ▁year . ▁ ▁The ▁decision ▁was ▁accepted ▁by ▁Staff ord shire ▁County ▁Council ' s ▁health ▁scr ut iny ▁committee ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁expected ▁that ▁the ▁other ▁C CG s ▁in ▁the ▁county ▁will ▁adopt ▁a ▁similar ▁policy . ▁The ▁process ▁was ▁susp ended ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁after ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁a ▁similar ▁contract ▁in ▁Camb rid ges hire . ▁ ▁The ▁C CG s ▁in ▁Sto ke - on - Tr ent , ▁North ▁Staff ord shire , ▁East ▁Staff ord shire , ▁Staff ord ▁& ▁S urr ounds , ▁C ann ock ▁Ch ase ▁and ▁South ▁East ▁Staff ord shire ▁and ▁Se is don ▁Pen ins ula ▁agreed ▁to ▁share ▁an ▁account able ▁officer ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁North ▁Staff ord shire ▁and ▁Sto ke ▁on ▁Tr ent ▁clin ical ▁commission ing ▁groups ▁expect ▁a ▁def ic it ▁of ▁£ 2 7 ▁million ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 - 1 9 . ▁The ▁C CG s ▁in ▁ ▁C ann ock ▁Ch ase , ▁South ▁East ▁Staff ord shire ▁and ▁Se is don ▁Pen ins ula , ▁and ▁Staff ord ▁and ▁S urr ounds ▁forec ast ▁a ▁combined ▁def ic it ▁of ▁£ 2 9 ▁million . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁the ▁University ▁H osp it als ▁of ▁North ▁Mid lands ▁N HS ▁Trust ▁ ▁expects ▁a ▁def ic it ▁of ▁£