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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…

We are starting to receive a few queries from employers about how we collect and share data, and how this may change or have an impact on the data you hold. Our GDPR project is currently looking at our processes and data requirements. We will keep…

This month the digital service ‘Claim my NHS pension’ went into Private Beta. The service allows deferred members to complete the deferred benefits claim form (AW8P) online.    Our contact centre staff are helping to on board people to the…

We have created a series of member ‘journeys’ for you to use with members. They have been designed to act as a quick guide for different pensions events which you can print out to give to members or send them a link to the journey they need. They…

When completing SD55 termination form for members who have achieved maximum pensionable membership, are no longer eligible to contribute and have a last day of pensionable membership as the date they achieved maximum membership, the reason for…

Last month we advised that from 1 August 2020, NHS Pensions will no longer deal with comments submitted through POL error handling.  Where you can provide relevant information for resolving an error, you should now email nhsbsa.nwdatamanagement@nhs…

We’ve updated our guidance for each status and there are factsheets available for employers and members. There are eligibility criteria for the employment groups that can automatically qualify and for circumstances where an application might be…

There are Level 2 GP practice manager events taking place in June 2022, presenting educational training tailored for practice managers. The event will be delivered virtually via Microsoft Teams and is in two parts. The second session needs to…

The Stakeholder Engagement Team run a series of events throughout the year providing regular updates and delivering educational training for employers. Please visit the employer events section of the Employer Hub for upcoming events. These events…

We have received enquiries from employers seeking clarification in relation to locally agreed payments and whether they are pensionable or not. Local agreed payments may be pensionable up to whole-time provided the member meets the normal criteria…