Defined Benefit  

NHS staff offered ‘partial retirement’ with scheme eligibility expanded

Royal London senior pensions development manager Justin Corliss said: “The measures proposed [on December 5] appear to address the most pressing issues facing NHS staff and potential rejoiners.

“They are not, however a panacea for clinicians’ pension ailments where dissatisfaction is likely to continue as long as doctors face pension tax charges.

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“Against this backdrop, we’d caution whether remaining in the pension scheme will continue to be in many doctors’ best interests.”

alex.janiaud@ft.com