Change of https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/alternative-provider-medical-services-apms-directions

Change description : 2025-07-17 08:24:00: Added ‘The Alternative Provider Medical Services (Amendment) Directions 2025’. [Guidance and regulation]

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Statutory guidance

Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) Directions

Directions for the NHS from the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care relating to Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) contracts in general practice.

From:
Department of Health and Social Care
Published
13 March 2023
Last updated
2417 MayJuly 20242025 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

The Alternative Provider Medical Services (Amendment) Directions 2025

PDF, 185 KB, 2 pages

The Alternative Provider Medical Services (Amendment) Directions 2024

PDF, 58.3 KB, 2 pages

The Alternative Provider Medical Services (Amendment) (No.2) Directions 2023

PDF, 63.6 KB, 2 pages

The Alternative Provider Medical Services (Amendment) Directions 2023

PDF, 28.1 KB, 2 pages

The Alternative Provider Medical Services Directions 2022

PDF, 353 KB, 24 pages

Details

The Alternative Provider Medical Services Directions set out the legal framework governing APMS contracts in general practice.

Previous APMS Directions are published for public reference.

Updates to this page

Published 13 March 2023
Last updated 2417 MayJuly 2024 + show2025 href="#full-history">+ show all updates

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Update history

2026-06-12 12:08
Added ‘The Alternative Provider Medical Services Directions 2026’. Removed all previous directions.

2025-07-17 08:24
Added ‘The Alternative Provider Medical Services (Amendment) Directions 2025’.

2024-05-24 09:30
Added ‘The Alternative Provider Medical Services (Amendment) Directions 2024’.

2023-05-02 09:57
Added ‘The Alternative Provider Medical Services (Amendment) (No.2) Directions 2023’.

2023-03-13 09:30
First published.