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Pensions Online (POL) downtime
We are currently experiencing some intermittent issues with Pensions Online (POL). We continue to work to resolve this and apologise for any inconvenience it is causing you. We’ll share further updates as these become available.
POL will be…
Other pension schemes if members opt out of the NHS Pension Scheme
When employees join the NHS, all eligible employees are automatically enrolled into the NHS Pension Scheme. If a member opts-out of the NHS Pension Scheme, you do not need to provide the member with alternative pension arrangements but if you do,…
Government announcement about interim payments - 17 August 2022
On 17 August 2022, the Government made this announcement about interim payments: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/infected-blood-victims-to-receive-100000-interim-compensation-payment
We are in the process of writing to all eligible beneficiaries…
Member contribution changes on GP forms
To coincide with the changes to member contribution rates from the 1 October 2022, we have published a number of new GP forms for use from the 1 October. These include:
GP Locum Form A – for use from 1 October 2022 to 31 March 2023
GP Locum Form…
Planned treatment or giving birth abroad
Find out how you can get help with the costs of planned treatment or giving birth outside the UK.
Planned treatment abroad
Information about the S2 funding route for planned treatment outside the UK
Giving birth outside the UK
Information…
Your options for a flexible retirement
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is making changes to the NHS Pension Scheme rules to enable NHS staff to work more flexibly up to and beyond retirement age.
If you are a member with 1995 Section benefits from 1 April 2023 you will…
Student Services
If you're an eligible pre-registration student studying on a healthcare, medical, dental or social work course, you may be able to get support with student finance. Visit our student services website to find out what you're entitled to and how to…
Partial retirement update for employers - June 2023
We’re working closely with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), NHS Employers and NHS England to work through the new rules to allow members to take partial retirement from 1 October 2023 and help employers get ready for the change.
The…
Drug Tariff Part VIC – NHS Community Pharmacy Hypertension Case-Finding Advanced Service
This is an announcement on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Contractors should note from 1 September 2023 claims for payment for the NHS Community Pharmacy Hypertension Case-Finding Advanced Service should be submitted via an IT…
Information for employers on changes to early and late retirement factors
Following a change to the discount rate used for public service pension schemes that HM Treasury announced on 30 March 2023, the factors used to calculate early and late retirement factors from the scheme have changed. These have been implemented…