This comparison document shows the ‘tracked changes’ between the NHS Standard Contract shorter-form 2017-19 (November 2016 edition) Service Conditions, and the NHS Standard Contract shorter-form 2017-19 (January 2018 edition) Service Conditions.

This comparison document shows the ‘tracked changes’ between the NHS Standard Contract shorter-form 2017-19 (November 2016 edition) Particulars, and the NHS Standard Contract shorter-form 2017-19 (January 2018 edition) Particulars.

This comparison document shows the ‘tracked changes’ between the NHS Standard Contract full length 2017-19 (November 2016 edition) General Conditions, and the NHS Standard Contract full length 2017-19 (January 2018 edition) General Conditions.

This comparison document shows the ‘tracked changes’ between the NHS Standard Contract full length 2017-19 (November 2016 edition) Service Conditions, and the NHS Standard Contract full length 2017-19 (January 2018 edition) Service Conditions.

This comparison document shows the ‘tracked changes’ between the NHS Standard Contract full length 2017-19 (November 2016 edition) Particulars, and the NHS Standard Contract full length 2017-19 (January 2018 edition) Particulars.

The simple National Variation Agreement template is used to effect the NHS Standard Contract National Variation for 2017-19, in accordance with Option 1 in the Guidance on National Variations to existing 2015/16, 2016/17 and 2017-19 (November 2016 edition) full length contracts and 2016/17 and 2017-19 (November 2016 edition) shorter-form contracts.

This document contains guidance on the completion of the mandatory National Variations to existing full length NHS Standard Contracts on the 2015/16, 2016/17 and 2017-19 (November 2016 edition) forms, and existing shorter-form Contracts on 2016/17 and 2017-19 (November 2016 edition) forms, to enact changes reflected in the NHS Standard Contract 2017-19 (January 2018 edition).

The detailed National Variation Agreement template (shorter-form contract) is used to effect the NHS Standard Contract (January 2018 edition) National Variation for 2017-19, in accordance with Option 3 in the Guidance on National Variations to existing 2015/16, 2016/17 and 2017-19 (November 2016 edition) full length contracts, and to 2016/17 and 2017-19 (November 2016 edition) shorter-form contracts.

The NHS Standard Contract Technical Guidance 2017-19 (updated for January 2018) is applicable to both the full length and the shorter-form version of the Contract. It offers broad advice about general contracting issues – including when the NHS Standard Contract should be used, contract signature, collaborative contracting, contract duration and extension, dispute resolution, and non-contract activity; and offers advice about both how key sections of the Contract should be completed and how the main contract management processes should be used in practice.

The NHS Standard Contract (shorter-form) 2017-19 (January 2018 edition): The General Conditions contain the fixed standard conditions which apply to all services and all types of provider, including mechanisms for contract management, generic legal requirements and defined terms. The January 2018 edition has now been superseded by the May 2018 edition.