NHS provider licence self-certification

NHS Foundation Trusts are required to self-certify annually whether or not they have complied with the conditions of the NHS provider licence.

In addition, Directors of the Board are required to state if they have a reasonable expectation that the Licensee will have required resources available.

The declarations required in relate to the following conditions of the licence are:

1. Condition GS6(3): Providers must certify that their Board has taken all precautions necessary to comply with the licence, NHS Act and NHS Constitution by 31st May each year and publish this by 30 June each year.
2. Conditions to support continuity of service (CoS7): Allows NHSE to assess whether there is a risk to services and to set out how services will be protected if a provider gets into financial difficulty by 31st May each year.

Download the conditions G6 and CoS7 self-declaration [PDF 196KB]