Statutory guidance

The NHS provider licence

The licence contains conditions for providers of NHS services, including NHS foundation trusts and other providers.

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The licence contains important conditions for providers of NHS services.

These conditions help Monitor to ensure the health sector works for the benefit of patients by:

  • setting prices for NHS-funded care in partnership with NHS England
  • enabling integrated care
  • preventing anti-competitive behaviour that is against the interests of patients
  • supporting NHS commissioners in maintaining service continuity
  • overseeing the way NHS foundation trusts are governed

Updates to this page

Published 14 February 2013
Last updated 12 May 2014 show all updates
  1. Briefing notes for NHS commissioners and independent providers added.

  2. First published.

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