The Health and Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee is scheduled to discuss the operational plans and integrated delivery plans of several key healthcare organisations in Staffordshire. The committee will also review the council's work programme for the upcoming year.

Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board (SSOT ICB) Operational Plan and Complaints Overview

The committee is scheduled to receive an update on the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board's (SSOT ICB) Five-year Strategic Plan and its 2026/27 Operational Plan. The report details the priorities outlined in the strategic plan, which aims to shift healthcare from hospital to community settings, embrace digital transformation, and focus on prevention. It also summarises the operational plan, including revenue and capital expenditure, and outlines key performance targets for the coming years. The report highlights challenges such as the ICB's new operating model and the need to address health inequalities. A summary of formal complaints received by the SSOT ICB between April 2025 and March 2026 is also included, with key themes relating to All Age Continuing Care, cancellations of surgical procedures, and access to weight management medication.

University Hospital North Midlands NHS Trust Integrated Delivery Plan

A report from the University Hospital North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) is scheduled for discussion, providing an update on its Integrated Delivery Plan for 2026/27 to 2030/31. This plan aligns with the national 10 Year Health Plan's focus on shifting care from hospitals to communities, embracing digital technology, and prioritising prevention. The report outlines the Trust's ambition to achieve financial break-even, meet national performance standards, and reduce reliance on bank and agency staff. It details four strategic programmes of transformation: Brilliant Basics, Digitally-enabled Care Transformation, Future Hospital, and Partnerships & Collaboration, alongside a Financial Sustainability programme. Key priorities include improving urgent and emergency care, expanding digital tools, and developing community diagnostic centres.

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust 5-Year Integrated Delivery Plan

The committee is also set to review the North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust's (NSCHT) Five-Year Integrated Delivery Plan (2026–2031). This plan aims to deliver safe, high-quality, and financially sustainable services in response to increasing mental health demand and national system changes. It aligns with the NHS 10-Year Health Plan and the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board's (SSOT ICB) strategic intentions. The plan focuses on prevention and early intervention, neighbourhood-based models of care, and digital enablement. Immediate priorities for the first two years include improving access and flow, addressing long waits for children and young people, and ensuring financial sustainability. The report details challenges such as sustained growth in demand and system dependencies, alongside opportunities in neighbourhood models and digital transformation.

Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT) 2026/27 Operational Plan

A report from the Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT) will provide an overview of its key priorities for Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent for the period 2026/27 to 2030/31. The report highlights challenges such as rising demand, workforce shortages, and financial pressures, and outlines MPFT's delivery approach, which focuses on strengthening neighbourhood-based working and developing integrated care models. The Trust has submitted a breakeven revenue plan for 2026/27, which includes significant efficiency requirements. Operational performance trajectories for planned care, community services, and Talking Therapies are detailed, alongside contractual priorities for 2026/27. Key areas of focus for 2026/27 to 2030/31 include shifting care from hospital to community, establishing neighbourhood health teams, improving urgent care, and enhancing children and young people's services.

Work Programme 2026-27

The committee is scheduled to review its Work Programme for 2026/27. This programme outlines the committee's responsibilities, including scrutinising health services and the council's work to support vulnerable adults. The report details the planned topics for scrutiny throughout the year, which include the operational plans of the SSOT ICB, UHNM, NSCHT, and MPFT, as well as the NHS Ten Year Plan, Urgent and Emergency Care, Maternity Services, and Adult Social Care. The work programme is developed to align with the ambitions of the Staffordshire Strategic Plan.