Category: NHS pensions

Advice on NHS pensions and superannuation for GP locums

Ten-week rule for Locum Form B back on 1 October

GPs warned not to miss return of deadline.

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Why inflation hits GP pensions harder than hospital doctors’

GPs have a career average revalued earnings system that uses the dynamisation process to account for inflation, specialist financial planner Max Spurgeon explains.

‘National scandal’: MPs call for NHS pension overhaul

GP pensions are a ‘national scandal’ and the Covid-19 admin suspension should become permanent, a report by the Health and Social Care Committee warned.

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BMA granted judicial review into NHS pensions

The BMA can undertake a judicial review into the ‘unlawful’ handling of NHS pensions, Pulse reports.

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How inflation affects GP pensions

Tori Ferguson on how the rising cost of living affects the NHS Pension Scheme.

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Capita gets three more years on GP pensions contract

Capita has secured an extension to keep delivering PCSE pensions services until 2025, Pulse reports.

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GPs at risk of £33k pension bill, advisor warns

A GP could face an charge of almost half their post-tax income, Dr Tony Goldstone warned last week.

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PCSE under review ahead of 2025 contract expiry

Nearly 20,000 errors may affect NHS England’s assessment.

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Practices ‘should not pay “pension included” rates’

Practices that pay a rate inclusive of pension contributions ‘shouldn’t be doing so’, specialist medical accountants advised this week.

GP locum and the NHS pensions: four dilemmas

While pensioning your locum income sounds simple enough, you do need to understand the rules to avoid some potential issues, write Liz Densley and Abi Newbury of Honey Barrett.

GP pension changes delayed by six months

On 1 October top rates will fall from 14.5% to 12.5% over the course of two years, reducing contribution costs for GPs.

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GPs compensated £1.5m for pension errors

Dr Richard Fieldhouse, NASGP chair, said: 'The biggest issue that the NHS faces is the welfare and resilience of its workforce, and a properly administered pension scheme that is simple to use and access will go a long way to supporting that.'

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BMA launches legal challenge against NHS pensions changes

The BMA has taken the first steps towards a judicial review into the cost of age discrimination.

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Locums lose hours on pensions paperwork after PCSE portal fails, drops auto-fill forms

Locums said PCSE’s errors had put them off the NHS pension altogether.

GPs ‘mistakenly given access to colleagues’ pension data’, campaigners report

NASGP urges any members who encounter this error to report it to PCSE, and on NASGP’s exclusive members’-only forum.

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PCSE bank holiday pensions portal mistake alarms sessional GPs

A history of mistakes and errors has left GPs disappointed and nervous about changes by PCSE.

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BMA: GPs must be exempted from minimum pension age increase

Dr Fieldhouse, NASGP chair, said: ‘This government needs to stop micromanaging contributory work benefits like the NHS Pension Scheme, particularly at a time when we are trying to encourage more GPs to work in the NHS.'

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How to use the 2022 Locum Form B

The guidance notes advise that Box j is “to assist with declaring your correct tiered rate.”

GPs who got thousands in pensions compensation silenced by NHS gagging clause

Dr Richard Fieldhouse, chair of the NASGP, said: "GP Survival’s work has highlighted the lengths that PCSE is happy to go to in order to avoid being overwhelmed by their creaking systems as they seek to correct pension records."