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Sharing our performance – April 2018
The table below shows our recent monthly performance for pension award processing:
The Officers sub award plan continues to remain on track with full recovery still expected at the end of August 2018.…
Factor review 29 October 2018
Suspension of certain calculations involving actuarial factors
In the budget on 29 October 2018, HM Treasury announced a revision to the basis for the calculation of Cash Equivalent Transfer Values (CETVs) payable from public service pension…
Premium-priced generics
There’s an increasing volume of computerised prescriptions each month where the prescriber has prescribed a generic Drug Tariff Part VIIIA product but also with the name of the branded product or the supplier/ manufacturer added in brackets.
In…
Terminal ill health cases
For terminal ill health cases, an AW341 application form is required along with the AW33E.
The team have recently noticed an increase in terminal ill health estimates being requested where the commuted incapacity box has been ticked in error to…
The NHS Pension Scheme for England and Wales – proposed flexibility – consultation document
We are consulting on a new set of proposals to offer senior clinicians more control over their pensions growth, so they can continue to provide the services that patients need.
Senior NHS clinicians are concerned that pension tax charges are making…
Total Reward and Annual Benefit Statements midyear refresh
The data cut for the midyear refresh of statements will be taken over the weekend of 12 October 2019. Any data amendments must be made by 7pm, Friday 11 October 2019.
The refreshed statements will be available in December 2019.
Customer satisfaction surveys
We are now undertaking our employer surveys on a monthly basis and the feedback that is provided helps us to assess and improve our existing processes. It also enables us to look for additional ways in which we can improve the service provided.…
One Drug Database (ODD) changes
After we implement the One Drug Database (ODD) changes, our systems will have data in the new format aligned to dm+d. This will include historic remapped data up to and including December 2019.
The refresh with January 2020 data will take place on…
Enhanced connectivity for NHS clinicians working remotely
We worked with NHSX and mobile and broadband service providers to ensure all NHS frontline staff had high-quality connections even when working from home.
NHS frontline staff needed to be able to undertake clinical activities remotely without…
Employer guidance where employees have a temporary reduction in hours
The below guidance is for employers where employees are not furloughed, but have a temporary reduction in hours applied.
If an employee has a reduction in contractual hours (e.g. from whole-time to part-time) their pensionable pay will also reduce…