Policy paper

NHS Standard Contracts for 2012/13

The NHS Standard Contract should be used by Commissioners when commissioning, Acute, Mental Health and Learning Disability, Community or Ambulance Services.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 23 December 2011

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

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Download National Variation Deed 2012-13 For Community 2009-10 Contracts (Bilateral)

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Download Guidance on the NHS Standard Contract 2012-13

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Download Model Consortium Agreement Guidance

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Download Pro-forma contract management forms

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Download CQUIN goal - dementia (updated 18 April 2012: Gateway reference: 16970)

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Download CQUIN goal - NHS safety thermometer. Gateway reference: 17025

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Download Equality Analysis - NHS Standard Contract 2012-13

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Details

Contracts

NHS Standard Contract 2012/13 (multilateral)

Gateway reference: 16953

• Download section A - the particulars (DOC, 94K)
• Download Section B - the services (updated 14 February 2012) (DOC, 427K)
• Download section C - service matters. (DOC, 110K)
• Download section D - recorded variations, disputes and change in control (DOC, 47K)
• Download section E - core legal clauses and definitions (available for print only) (PDF, 773K)

NHS Standard Contract 2012/13 (bilateral)

Gateway reference: 16953

• Download section A - the particulars (DOC, 99K)
• Download Section B - the services (updated 14 February 2012) (DOC, 427K)
• Download section C - service matters (DOC, 110K)
• Download section D - recorded variations, disputes and change in control (DOC, 47K)
• Download section E - core legal clauses and definitions (available for print only) (PDF, 504K)

Indicative Activity Plan (non-mandated template)

Gateway reference: 17091

• Download Section B Part 3 Indicative Activity Plan 2012-13 (XLS, 325K)

Activity Planning Assumption (non-mandated template)

Gateway reference: 17091

• Download Section B Part 4 Activity Planning Assumptions 2012-13 (XLS, 70K)

Variations to the prior year NHS Standard Contracts

Gateway reference: 17224, 17291, 17309, 17335, 17353, 17361

• Download Guidance on completion of the National Variations (PDF, 80K)

• Download National Variation Deed 2012-13 For Community 2009-10 Contracts (Bilateral) (DOC, 391K)
• Download National Variation Deed 2012-13 For Community 2010-11 Contracts (Multilateral) (DOC, 389K)
• Download National Variation Deed 2012-13 For Community 2010-2011 Contracts (Bilateral) (DOC, 388K)
• Download National variation Deed 2012-13 For Community 2011-12 Contracts (Multilateral) (DOC, 387K)

• Download National Variation Deed 2012-13 For Community 2011-12 Contracts (Bilateral) (DOC, 389K)

• Download National Variation Deed 2012-13 For Acute Services 2009-2010 Contracts (Multilateral) (DOC, 384K)
• Download National Variation Deed 2012-13 For Acute 2010-2011 Contracts (DOC, 382K)

• Download National Variation Deed 2012-13 For Acute 2011-2012 Contracts (DOC, 384K)

• Download National Variation Deed 2012-13 For MHLD 2010-11 Contracts (Multilateral) (DOC, 245K)
• Download National Variation Deed 2012-13 For MHLD 2010-11 Contracts (Bilateral) (DOC, 246K)
• Download National variation deed 2012-13 For MHLD 2011-12 Contracts (Multilateral) (DOC, 245K)
• Download National Variation Deed 2012-13 For MHLD 2011-2012 Contracts (Bilateral) (DOC, 245K)

• Download National Variation Deed 2012-13 For Integrated MHLD-Community 2011-12 Contracts (Multilateral) (DOC, 410K)

• Download National Variation Deed 2012-13 For Ambulance 2010-11 Contracts (Multilateral) (DOC, 190K)

• Download National Variation Deed 2012-13 For Ambulance 2010-11 Contracts (Bilateral) (DOC, 190K)

• Download National Variation Deed 2012-13 for High Secure Services 2010-11 Contracts (DOC, 143K)

• Download National Variation Deed 2012-13 For Care Homes 2011-12 Contracts (Multilateral) (DOC, 141K)
• Download National Variation Deed 2012-13 For Care Homes 2011-12 Contracts (Bilateral) (DOC, 140K)

Guidance

Guidance on the NHS Standard Contract 2012/13

Gateway reference: 17063

Please note: the attached guidance document is available to print only. If you require an accessible version of the document please email mb-web-feedback@dh.gsi.gov.uk.

• Download Guidance on the NHS Standard Contract 2012-13 (PDF, 513K)

Model Consortium Agreement

Model Consortium Agreement Legal Guidance

Gateway reference: 17474

• Download Model Consortium Agreement Guidance (PDF, 95K)
• Download Model Consortium Agreement template (DOC, 331K)

Flow diagrams

Flow diagrams from the Guidance on the NHS Standard Contract 2012/13

• Download Table 1 Information Requirements (Section E Clause 39) (DOC, 131K)
• Download Table 2 Contract Management (Section E Clause 47) (DOC, 226K)
• Download Table 3 National Tariff Reconciliation (Section E Clause 7) (DOC, 139K)
• Download Table 4 Non Tariff Reconciliation (Section E Clause 7) (DOC, 117K)

Templates

Gateway reference: 17317

The templates below can be used as part of the contracts review and management processes set out in the 2012/13 NHS Standard Contracts.

• Download Pro-forma contract management forms (DOC, 79K)

Care Home Contract

Care homes contract 2011/12 - bilateral and multilateral contracts 

• Care homes contract 2011/12 - bilateral and multilateral contracts

High Secure Contract

High secure services contract and guidance

• High secure services contract and guidance

2012/13 Additional CQUIN goals

The final versions of the CQUIN goal templates are set  out below:

• Download CQUIN goal - dementia (updated 18 April 2012: Gateway reference: 16970) (DOC, 77K)
• Download CQUIN goal - NHS safety thermometer. Gateway reference: 17025 (DOC, 61K)

Equality impact assessment

• Download Equality Analysis - NHS Standard Contract 2012-13 (PDF, 205K)

Published 23 December 2011