▁of ▁six ▁clin ical ▁commission ing ▁groups , ▁covering : ▁Staff ord ▁& ▁S urr ounds ; ▁North ▁Staff ord shire ; ▁South ▁East ▁Staff ord shire ▁and ▁Se is don ▁Pen ins ula ; ▁East ▁Staff ord shire ; ▁C ann ock ▁Ch ase ; ▁Sto ke - on - Tr ent . ▁ ▁A ▁def ic it ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁£ 2 0 0 ▁million ▁is ▁forec ast ▁for ▁the ▁county ▁by ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁History ▁From ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁N HS ▁services ▁in ▁Staff ord shire ▁were ▁managed ▁by ▁the ▁B irmingham ▁Regional ▁Hospital ▁Board . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁the ▁bo ards ▁were ▁abol ished ▁and ▁replaced ▁by ▁regional ▁health ▁authorities . ▁Staff ord shire ▁still ▁came ▁under ▁the ▁B irmingham ▁R HA . ▁ ▁Reg ions ▁were ▁re organ ised ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁and ▁Staff ord shire ▁came ▁under ▁the ▁West ▁Mid lands ▁Regional ▁Health ▁Author ity . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁there ▁was ▁an ▁area ▁health ▁authority ▁covering ▁the ▁county . ▁There ▁were ▁three ▁district ▁health ▁authorities , ▁covering ▁South - E ast ▁Staff ord shire , ▁Mid - St aff ord shire ▁and ▁North ▁Staff ord shire . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁Mid - St aff ord shire ▁was ▁merged ▁into ▁South ▁Staff ord shire . ▁Four ▁primary ▁care ▁trust s ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁county ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 : ▁New castle