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Development of standard NHS contracts for non-acute services
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Document type:Dear colleague letter
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Author:Bob Ricketts, Director of System Management and New Enterprise
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Published date:12 March 2008
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Gateway reference:9598
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Copyright holder:Crown
This letter, and the attached guidance note, set out the requirement for PCTs to give notice to service providers to terminate existing contracts, to enable the introduction of new standard contracts for mental health, ambulance and community services from 2009.
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