FAQ: Where do I send my completed pension forms and pension payments?

England

Locum Form A and Form B can be submitted in any of three ways:

1. PCSE contact form
2. PCSE Online web portal
3. LocumDeck

1. PCSE contact form

• Pay by Bacs. The bank account details you require can be obtained by calling PCSE on 0333 014 2884.
• Submit electronically via the PCSE contacts form.

PCSE Contact form

• • Select “Type of enquiry” = GP pensions
  • “GMC code” = your GMC number (leave “Practice code” blank)
  • “BACS reference code” = Unique Payment Reference (UPR)
• Ensure that all your pension forms include the Unique Payment Reference based on your SD number. If your paperwork does not contain this reference, your pension payment will not be processed.

2. PCSE Online

NB NASGP currently recommends using the above alternatives to PCSE Online until significant issues have been addressed.

PCSE online does not (yet) allow:

1. Generation of more than one Form B per month;
2. Archive of paper copies: “Always keep copies of all your GP locum pension forms.” – NHS Form B notes.
3. Additional Pension (AP) contributions to be made.

NASGP members have also expressed concern over missing information that they have submitted through PCSE Online, frequent system crashes, with data being lost and difficulties in getting Form A approved by practice managers on the system (the equivalent of the practice ‘signing Form A’). And see the BMA’s growing list of complaints about PCSE’s portal.

If you do wish to use PCSE Online, login here to the ‘Locum Work’ part of PCSE Online.

PCSE Online.

3. LocumDeck

Although PCSE have provided the capability for Form A/B to be automated through LocumDeck, we are unable to commit this to going live until PCSE have fixed issues relating to the submission of more than one Form B per month, missing data, ‘Row J’, Additional Pension contributions etc. As soon as this is ready, we will inform all members straight away!

Please note, as of 2024 we understand the ‘by post’ option no longer exists.

Wales

Send your completed forms and payment to your relevant Local Health Board. GP-one Wales maintains a partial list of the 7 Health Boards with their pension contacts for GP locums.

Scotland

Send your completed forms and cheque to NHS National Services Scotland to the Practitioner Services Office of your host Health Board. Unfortunately LocumDeck does not currently support Scottish GP pension forms.

Northern Ireland

• Send your completed forms and cheque to HSC Pension Service.
• Email contact for locum pension enquiries is gplocums@hscni.net