The NHS Pension Scheme is a highly valuable part of the package of pay, terms and conditions for NHS staff, which continues to compare very favourably with schemes in other sectors. It provides hard working and dedicated staff with security in retirement after decades of public service and patie...
The intervention from health service leaders comes days after the British Medical Association, the doctors’ union, warned Boris Johnson, the prime minister, that pension taxation rules were “the greatest immediate threat to our medical workforce capacity and, consequently, to patient services”. Paul...
The BMA said it was pleased that ministers appeared to be taking the implications of the taper seriously. Dr Paul Youngs, BMA Pensions Committee chair, said: "At a time when the NHS is in the grip of a workforce crisis, punitive tax rules on doctors' pensions continue to drive away exper...
UK rejects call to set timetable for raising minimum workplace pension rates The UK government has rejected a call by MPs to set a timetable for raising minimum workplace pension rates despite accepting that current savings levels will probably lead to retirement disappointment for many. Around th...