▁S urr ounds , ▁C ann ock ▁Ch ase , ▁Sto ke - on - Tr ent ▁and ▁North ▁Staff ord shire ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁ten - year ▁contract ▁for ▁cancer ▁services ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁with ▁Inter serve ▁In vest ments , ▁University ▁H osp it als ▁of ▁North ▁Mid lands ▁N HS ▁Trust ▁and ▁Royal ▁Wol ver ham pton ▁H osp it als ▁N HS ▁Trust . ▁It ▁is ▁intended ▁that ▁the ▁£ 6 9 0 ▁Mill ion ▁contract ▁would ▁provide ▁a ▁ 1 0 % ▁increase ▁in ▁cancer ▁patients ▁being ▁treated ▁without ▁any ▁extra ▁money . ▁The ▁North ▁Mid lands ▁Trust ▁with d rew ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁because ▁it ▁expected ▁that ▁costs , ▁particularly ▁for ▁dru gs , ▁would ▁rise ▁at ▁a ▁rate ▁above ▁infl ation . ▁ ▁The ▁arrangement ▁has ▁been ▁critic ised ▁as ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁priv at ise ▁the ▁N HS . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁more ▁than ▁ 6 3 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁signed ▁a ▁pet ition ▁against ▁it ▁and ▁presented ▁it ▁to ▁a ▁C CG ▁meeting . ▁ ▁M ental ▁health ▁North ▁Staff ord shire ▁Com b ined ▁Health care ▁N HS ▁Trust ▁provides ▁mental ▁health ▁services ▁across ▁Sto ke - on - Tr ent ▁and ▁North ▁Staff ord shire . ▁ ▁M ental ▁health ▁services ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁of ▁the ▁county ▁are ▁provided ▁by ▁South ▁Staff ord shire ▁and ▁Sh ro pshire ▁Health care ▁N HS ▁Foundation ▁Trust . ▁▁ ▁Children ’