Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answers of 10 November 2017 to Questions 111038 and 111043, if he will instruct (a) his Department, (b) NHS England, (c) NHS Improvement or (d) the local clinical commissioning groups to publish the Capped Expenditure Programme report for Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.

Specific reports on the detail of capped expenditure processes were not produced. This process was one of a series of measures that were used to help local National Health Service organisations to develop balanced financial plans for the year. Therefore the results of these measures are embedded in local plans.

The financial challenge for the region is clearly set out in their Sustainability and Transformation Plan “Transforming health and care for Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent - STP – October 21st Submission”:

http://www.twbstaffsandstoke.org.uk/index.php/document-library/5-161215-transforming-health-and-care-for-staffordshire-stoke-on-trent-stp/file

Progress to manage that financial challenge will be reported individually by trusts and clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in plans and board papers, for example:

In operational plans, CCGs will explain their measures to recover any financial planning gaps, in some cases produce financial recover plans. Operational plans for CCGs in the region can be found via the following links:

- Stafford and Surrounds, Cannock Chase and South East Staffordshire and Seisdon Peninsula CCGs:

http://www.staffordsurroundsccg.nhs.uk/news-events/publications/our-strategies-and-plan/467-staffordshire-ccgs-operation-plan-2017-19/file

- Stoke on Trent and North Staffordshire CCGs:

https://www.stokeccg.nhs.uk/governance/annual-reports/2017-4/889-north-staffordshire-stoke-on-trent-ccgs-annual-review-summary-2016-17/file

- East Staffordshire CCG:

http://eaststaffsccg.nhs.uk/publications/annual-reports/541-looking-back-and-looking-forward-2017/file

In monthly board reports, trusts will explain their current position against agreed plans, measures to eliminate risk and deliver against financial controls. Latest board papers for trusts in the region can be found via the following links:

- Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Partnership NHS Trust:

https://www.staffordshireandstokeontrent.nhs.uk/About-Us/meetings-and-papers.htm

- University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust:

http://www.uhnm.nhs.uk/aboutus/TrustBoardPapers/Pages/TrustBoardPapers.aspx

- Burton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust:

http://www.burtonhospitals.nhs.uk/trust-meetings.htm

- North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust:

https://www.combined.nhs.uk/about-us/our-board/previous-board-meetings/

- South Staffordshire and Shropshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust:

http://www.sssft.nhs.uk/about/board-meetings