Guidance

Independent providers of NHS-funded services: apply for an NHS provider licence

Apply for an NHS provider licence as an independent provider of NHS-funded services.

• From: Monitor
• Published: 14 May 2014
• Last updated: 24 January 2019
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  1. 24 January 2019

     Information for this page is now available from NHS Improvement.

  2. 26 September 2018

     We updated the the page to provide warning of a technical fault.

  3. 18 June 2018

     Update on online applications.

  4. 1 May 2015

     Monitor has made some minor changes to its Licensing application guidance, these changes include removing some dates and deadlines that are no longer relevant.

  5. 14 May 2014

     First published.

This guidance was withdrawn on 14 January 2021

This guidance has been withdrawn because it is out of date.

You can read the current guidance on the NHS England and NHS Improvement website.

Applies to England

Up-to-date information is now available from NHS Improvement and replaces the guidance previously on this page.

Briefing documents will migrate across to NHS Improvement’s website shortly.

[Withdrawn] Briefing for independent providers on the NHS provider licence

PDF, 220 KB, 4 pages

[Withdrawn] Briefing for commissioners on the NHS provider licence and commissioner requested services

PDF, 387 KB, 4 pages