Guidance

NHS licence requirements

Helps providers of NHS services to understand whether they need a licence from Monitor or are exempt.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 20 December 2013
• Last updated: 30 July 2019
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  1. 30 July 2019

     Published updated guidance. Changes have been made to section 7 on small and micro providers. This reflects the change in how this type of provider is categorised using applicable turnover rather than the previous year's accounts.

  2. 20 December 2013

     First published.

Documents

Protecting and promoting patients’ interests: Licence exemptions: guidance for providers

PDF, 154 KB, 22 pages

Details

All providers of NHS healthcare services in England need a licence from Monitor, unless they are exempt. The licence sets out the conditions that licence holders have to meet in order to provide NHS services.

NHS providers are responsible for determining if they are exempt, and for applying to Monitor for a licence if they are required to hold one.

This guidance helps providers of NHS services understand whether they need a licence, or if they are exempt from the requirement to hold a licence.