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Stakeholder engagement update
Thank you to everyone who attended our recent events in Peterborough, Carlisle, Leeds and London. We have received positive feedback which we appreciate and will use as we work to improve these events to meet your needs.
Our upcoming events…
2018-19 NHS Pension Scheme compliance statement and contribution estimate
Previously it has been a requirement that all NHS organisations provide a statement of estimated total contributions for the next financial year.
However, there has been a change to the Scheme Regulations where this requirement is permissive and on…
Submitting a retirement benefits claim form (AW8) on Pensions Online (POL)
Since changes to Pensions Online (POL) were implemented in September, we have received a large number of AW8s that have been submitted with either incorrect payable dates or incorrect reasons for retirement. We have also received applications that…
Pensions Online - Submitting employer comments
In Employer Newsletter 9 – September 2017, we asked that when submitting an employer comment on Pensions Online (POL), you ensure information is provided to enable us to clear the error.
We are still receiving a high volume through without…
GP forms are now available
The 2016/17 Annual Certificate of pensionable profits that all GP Providers and non-GP Providers who are partners or ‘single- handers’ (i.e. sole traders) are required to complete is now available. The certificate is available from our website.
The…
GMS/PMS/APMS Contractors liabilities regarding the commissioning of GP Locums
When a GMS/PMS/APMS contractor commissions the services of a freelance GP locum there is an agreement between the two contractors on how much the rate of pay is for this service; here at NHS Pensions we cannot dictate what this rate should be.…
Equitable Life Money Purchase Additional Voluntary Contributions (MPAVCs) – Change of bank details
In Employer Newsletter 2 – February 2017 we advised that the Equitable Life Assurance Society had changed the bank account for the payment of contributions for members of the NHS Money Purchase Additional Voluntary Contribution (MPAVC) scheme with…
Emailing the Data Management Team
If you wish to direct a new query to the Data Management Team please use nhsbsa.datamanagement@nhs.net only. Avoid copying in other NHS Pensions mailboxes or individuals as this causes duplication. Equally, if you are responding to a request from…
Items which should not be routinely prescribed in primary care
This ‘Items not for routine prescribing’ dashboard is based on guidelines for an initial list of 18 treatments, drawn up with family doctors and pharmacists, which fall into one or more of these categories:
products of low clinical effectiveness…