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This is a reminder for anyone interested in the Administration Foundation Course which is available over two dates in April. Dates: Wednesday 27 April 2022 between 1pm and 3pm – visit the Eventbrite link to book a place The course will be…

This is a reminder for anyone interested in the Administration Foundation Course which is available over two dates in April. Dates: Wednesday 27 April 2022 between 1pm and 3pm – visit the Eventbrite link to book a place The course will be…

When a pensioner decides to re-join the scheme after retirement (including retire and return) there must be a 24-hour break from when the employment ends (last day of membership) and the date the member returns to work. We have seen an influx of…

If your employees do not have access to Electronic Staff Record (ESR), they may have previously used Gov.UK Verify to access their Annual Benefit Statement (ABS). Gov.UK Verify closed on 30 March 2023. If your employees are actively contributing to…

As the NHSBSA has recently undergone an email migration, the contact details for NHS Pensions Finance Operations teams have changed. For the Employer Accounts Team, please contact us via: Telephone: 01912671440 Email: pensions.finance@nhsbsa.nhs.uk…

Information and guides to help you use the Electronic Staff Record. ESR best working practice guide (PDF: 122KB) An ESR - NHS Pensions Interface guide (PDF: 852KB) is available. The guide covers a range of areas, including: new joiners…

The NHSBSA is currently in the process of transforming the pensioner payroll and administration.  To allow for the critical upgrade of our systems and the migration of data from existing systems there will be some system downtime coming up and we…

A number of cases have come to light whereby a member has been offered a career break immediately following sick leave. Career breaks should not be used instead of sick leave, or to prevent the member accruing disallowed days. Where a member has…

In May we had an exhibition stand at the Royal College of Nursing Congress Exhibition 2019, held in Liverpool. We were overwhelmed with the interest we received during the three days. All in all, we engaged with around 400 members of the NHS Pension…

Although Equitable Life closed to new business in 2001, the NHS AVC Scheme with Equitable Life remained open because it was established before the closure. As a result, members of the NHS Pension Scheme who had previously paid contributions to…