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NHS Pensions member events
The NHS Pensions member events aim to help members understand everything they need to know about their NHS pension and how to navigate through the Scheme.
We have a number of events planned throughout the year to help them which include:…
Update on the temporary suspension of cash equivalent transfer value (CETV) calculations
Following the change to the discount rate used for public service pension scheme that HM Treasury announced on 30 March 2023, the factors used to calculate CETVs for members transferring out of the Scheme, and calculating CETVs for divorce purposes…
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…
Using POL to submit annual data
Last month, your end of year information was due to be submitted to NHS Pensions.
If you use Pensions Online (POL), you should have submitted your end of year information via POL.
If you have any queries about using POL to submit your data next…
Government update on the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme
On 16 August, the Government published updates to the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme. This follows and engagement exercise undertaken by Sir Robert Francis KC, Interim Chair of the Infected Blood Compensation Authority - the body that will be…
Medicines optimisation: key therapeutic topics consultation for the 2017 update
As part of the NICE Medicines and Prescribing Programme's work to support the Department of Health and NHS England with Medicines Optimisation, they are in the process of updating the Medicines optimisation: key therapeutic topics document. The…
Equality monitoring questionnaire
It is no longer necessary for you or members to complete the equality monitoring questionnaire. The standalone form has been removed from the website but it will still be available within the ‘consideration of entitlement to ill health retirement…
Protection of Pay
Following the removal of the historic Employer Newsletters from the website, the bulk Protection of Pay forms have been updated.
The employer factsheet has been updated with a historic bulk Protection of Pay guidance section to include information…
Payments for Clinical Director duties
We have recently received a number of queries in relation to clinical director duty payments.
The regulations state that a member’s pensionable earnings are:
salary
wages
fees, and
other regular payments
made to the member in respect of…
Calculating whole time equivalent pensionable pay for a part time Officer (or Practice staff) member who receives additional or supplementary payments
The following information updates previous guidance provided in our January 2016 newsletter.
The article in the January 2016 Employer Newsletter informed you continue to use your current method of calculating notional whole time pay for part time…