We’re currently receiving high volumes of retirement applications
It's taking us longer than usual to process payment of retirement benefits. While we prioritise making payments to our members, it may take us longer than usual to process requests for estimates and transfers.
You can check our current processing times on our website.
This information is only for practitioners, locums, Out of Hours and non-GP providers.
Responsibilities of NHS England, PCSE and NHS Pensions (PDF: 106KB)GP Member Pension Guide (Word: 412KB)Integrated Care Board (ICB) NHS Pension Scheme guide (PDF: 244KB)
Out of hours - a provider guide to administering the NHS Pension Scheme (PDF: 294KB)
Guide for NHS general dental practitioners (PDF: 348KB)
GP tiered contributions and annualisation calculator
GP tiered contributions guide (PDF: 677KB)
If you have any issues accessing the calculator, you may need to disable macros. For guidance on how to do this, visit using macros in Office - Microsoft Learn.
2015 Scheme GP tiered contributions: annualisation calculator for year 2022-23 (Excel: 356 KB)
2015 Scheme GP tiered contributions annualisation: guidance notes for the year 2022-23 (Word: 426 KB)2015 Scheme GP tiered contributions annualisation calculator for year 2021-22 (Excel: 329KB)2015 Scheme GP tiered contributions: annualisation calculator for year 2020-21 (Excel: 328KB)2015 Scheme GP tiered contributions: guidance notes for the use of the 2020-21 annualisation calculator (PDF: 131KB)
Estimate of pensionable earnings (GMS / PMS / APMS)
Estimate of NHS Pensionable Profits / Pay - 2024-25 (PDF:172 KB)Estimate of NHS Pensionable Profits / Pay - 2024-25 (Word:84 KB)Estimate of NHS Pensionable Profits / Pay - 2023-24 (PDF:194 KB) Estimate of NHS Pensionable Profits / Pay - 2023-24 (Word:86 KB)Estimate of NHS Pensionable Profits / Pay - 2022-23 (PDF: 215KB)Estimate of NHS Pensionable Profits / Pay - 2022-23 (Word: 84KB)
GP locums
Process for the completion of GP locum forms (PDF: 111KB)
For use from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025GP Locum A 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025 (PDF: 247KB)GP Locum B 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025 (PDF: 231KB)
For use from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024:GP Locum A 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 (PDF: 200KB)GP Locum B 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 (PDF: 269KB)
GP SOLO forms
Process for the completion of GP SOLO forms (PDF: 854KB)
For use from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025:
Form GP Solo 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025 (PDF: 257KB)GP Solo guidance 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025 (Word: 262KB)
For use from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024:Form GP Solo 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 (PDF: 230KB)GP Solo guidance 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 (PDF: 152KB)
For use from 1 October 2022 to 31 March 2023:Form GP Solo 1 October 2022 to 31 March 2023 (PDF: 365KB)GP Solo 1 guidance notes 1 October 2022 to 31 March 2023 (PDF: 150KB)
For use from 1 April 2022 to 30 September 2022:For GP SOLO from 1 April 2022 to 30 September 2022 (PDF: 195KB)GP SOLO guidance notes from 1 April 2022 to 30 September 2022 (PDF: 154KB)
GP overlap guidance
Type 2 medical practitioner self assessment form of tiered contributions
GP (and non-GP) providers Annual Certificate of Pensionable Profits (limited company)
An updated 2022-23 Limited Company annual certificate and completion guidance notes will soon be available.
2021-22 Limited Company certificate (Excel: 127KB)2021-22 Limited Company annual certificate completion guidance notes (PDF: 352KB)2020-21 Limited Company annual certificate (Excel: 125KB)2020-21 Limited Company annual certificate completion guidance notes (PDF: 2.2MB)
GP (and non-GP) Providers Annual Certificate of Pensionable Profits (partnership / single-hander)
2022-23 Annual main certificate of pensionable profits guidance (Word: 195KB)2022-23 GP and non-GP providers annual certificate (Excel: 140KB)2021-22 Annual main certificate of pensionable profits guidance (PDF: 438KB)2021-22 GP and non-GP providers annual certificate (Excel: 165KB)2020-21 Annual main certificate of pensionable profits guidance (PDF: 446KB)2020-21 GP and non-GP Providers Annual Certificate (Excel: 165KB)
Further information
PCSE contact details are available on their website.
You can contact NHS Pensions by:
Email: nhsbsa.pensionsmember@nhsbsa.nhs.uk
Telephone: 0300 330 1346
When completing your forms, you'll need the Employing Authority codes.
Historical forms
Historical GP tiered contributions and annualisation calculator
2015 Scheme GP tiered contributions: Annualisation calculator for year 2019-20 (Excel:347KB)2015 Scheme GP tiered contributions: guidance notes for use of the 2019-20 annualisation calculator (PDF:202KB)2015 Scheme GP tiered contributions: annualisation calculator for years 2015-16 to 2018-19 (Excel: 1.9MB)2015 Scheme GP tiered contributions: guidance notes for use of the 2015-16 to 2018-19 annualisation calculator (PDF: 206KB)
Historical Estimate of pensionable earnings (GMS / PMS / APMS)
Estimate of NHS Pensionable Profits / Pay - 2021-22 (PDF:301KB)Estimate of NHS Pensionable Profits / Pay - 2021-22 (Word: 75KB)Estimate of NHS Pensionable Profits / Pay - 2020-21 (PDF: 366KB)Estimate of NHS Pensionable Profits / Pay - 2020-21 (Word: 204KB)Estimate of NHS Pensionable Profits / Pay - 2019-20 (PDF: 232KB)Estimate of NHS Pensionable Profits / Pay - 2019-20 (Word: 322KB)Estimate of NHS Pensionable Profits / Pay - 2018-19 (PDF: 344KB)
Historical Type 2 medical practitioner self assessment form of tiered contributions
Guidance and completion notes 2019-20 (PDF: 202KB) Self assessment form 2019-20 (Excel: 85KB)Guidance and completion notes 2018-19 (PDF: 174KB)Self assessment form 2018-19 (Excel: 108KB)Guidance and completion notes 2017-18 (PDF: 288KB)Self assessment form 2017-18 (Excel: 82KB)Guidance and completion notes 2016-17 (PDF: 201KB)Self assessment form 2016-17 (Excel: 80KB)Guidance and completion notes 2015-16 (PDF: 209KB)Self assessment form 2015-16 (Excel: 80KB)
Historical Type 2 medical practitioner amnesty forms
Guidance and completion notes 2015-16 and 2016-17 (PDF: 203KB)Self assessment form 2015-16 and 2016-17 (Excel: 99KB)Self assessment form and guidance for completion 2009-10 to 2014-15 (Excel: 74KB)
Historical GP (and non-GP) providers Annual Certificate of Pensionable Profits (limited company)
2019-20 Limited company annual certificate completion guidance notes (PDF: 378KB)2019-20 Limited company certificate (Excel: 135KB)2018-19 Limited company annual certificate completion guidance notes (PDF: 2.8MB)2018-19 Limited company certificate (Excel: 133KB)2017-18 Final submitted limited company certificate (Excel: 133KB)2017-18 Limited company annual certificate completion guidance notes (PDF: 5.39MB)Limited Company Certificate example (Excel: 105KB)Certificate of Pensionable Income 2016-17 (Excel: 133KB)Certificate of Pensionable Income 2016-17 guidance notes (PDF: 5MB)15-16 Limited Company Guidance GP (and non-GP) providers Annual Certificate of Pensionable profits (PDF: 1.58MB)15-16 Limited Company Excel Form GP (and non-GP) providers Annual Certificate of Pensionable profits (Excel: 134KB14-15 Limited Company Guidance GP (and non-GP) providers Annual Certificate of Pensionable profits (PDF: 415KB)14-15 Limited Company Excel Form GP (and non-GP) providers Annual Certificate of Pensionable profits (Excel: 275KB)13-14 Limited Company PDF Form GP (and non-GP) providers Annual Certificate of Pensionable profits (PDF: 84KB)13-14 Limited Company Guidance GP (and non-GP) providers Annual Certificate of Pensionable profits (PDF: 480KB)13-14 Limited Company Excel Form GP (and non-GP) providers Annual Certificate of Pensionable profits (Excel: 307KB)12-13 Limited Company PDF Form GP (and non-GP) providers Annual Certificate of Pensionable profits (PDF: 46KB)12-13 Limited Company Guidance GP (and non-GP) providers Annual Certificate of Pensionable profits (PDF: 350KB)12-13 Limited Company Excel Form GP (and non-GP) providers Annual Certificate of Pensionable profits (Excel: 109KB)11-12 Limited Company Schematic Illustration GP (and non-GP) providers Annual Certificate of Pensionable profits (Excel: 90KB)11-12 Limited Company Guidance GP (and non-GP) providers Annual Certificate of Pensionable profits (PDF: 182KB)11-12 Limited Company Excel Form GP (and non-GP) providers Annual Certificate of Pensionable profits (Excel: 131KB)11-12 Limited Company Example GP (and non-GP) providers Annual Certificate of Pensionable profits (Excel: 130KB)11-12 Limited Company FAQs GP (and non-GP) providers Annual Certificate of Pensionable profits (PDF: 179KB)10-11 Limited Company Schematic Illustration GP (and non-GP) providers Annual Certificate of Pensionable profits (Excel: 90KB)10-11 Limited Company PDF Form GP (and non-GP) providers Annual Certificate of Pensionable profits (PDF: 54KB)10-11 Limited Company Guidance GP (and non-GP) providers Annual Certificate of Pensionable profits (PDF: 218KB)10-11 Limited Company Excel Form GP (and non-GP) providers Annual Certificate of Pensionable profits (Excel: 67KB)10-11 Limited Company Example GP (and non-GP) providers Annual Certificate of Pensionable profits (Excel: 105KB)10-11 Limited Company FAQs GP (and non-GP) providers Annual Certificate of Pensionable profits (PDF: 187KB)09-10 Limited Company PDF Form GP (and non-GP) providers Annual Certificate of Pensionable profits (PDF: 49KB)09-10 Limited Company Guidance GP (and non-GP) providers Annual Certificate of Pensionable profits (PDF: 176KB)09-10 Limited Company Excel Form GP (and non-GP) providers Annual Certificate of Pensionable profits (Excel: 97KB)09-10 Limited Company FAQs GP (and non-GP) providers Annual Certificate of Pensionable profits (PDF: 188KB)
Historical GP (and non-GP) Providers Annual Certificate of Pensionable Profits (partnership / single-hander)
2019-20 Annual main certificate of pensionable profits guidance (PDF: 545KB)2019-20 GP and non-GP Providers Annual Certificate (Excel: 181KB)2018-19 Annual main certificate of pensionable profits guidance (PDF:543KB)2018-19 GP Provider Main Annual Certificate (Excel:179KB)Certificate of Pensionable Profit 2017-18 guidance notes (PDF: 599KB)Certificate of Pensionable Profit 2017-18 (Excel: 186KB)Certificate of Pensionable Profit 2016-17 guidance notes (PDF: 362KB)Certificate of Pensionable Profit 2016-17 (Excel: 180KB)15-16 Partnership - Single Guidance GP (and non-GP) Providers Annual Certificate of Pensionable Profits (PDF: 711KB)15-16 Partnership - Single Excel Form GP (and non-GP) Providers Annual Certificate of Pensionable Profits (Excel: 180KB)14-15 Partnership - Single Guidance GP (and non-GP) Providers Annual Certificate of Pensionable Profits (PDF: 402KB)14-15 Partnership - Single Excel Form GP (and non-GP) Providers Annual Certificate of Pensionable Profits (Excel: 336KB)13-14 Partnership - Single Guidance GP (and non-GP) Providers Annual Certificate of Pensionable Profits (PDF: 394KB)13-14 Partnership - Single PDF Form GP (and non-GP) Providers Annual Certificate of Pensionable Profits (PDF: 148KB)13-14 Partnership - Single Excel Form GP (and non-GP) Providers Annual Certificate of Pensionable Profits (Excel: 333KB)12-13 Partnership - Single Guidance GP (and non-GP) Providers Annual Certificate of Pensionable Profits (PDF: 371KB)12-13 Partnership - Single PDF Form GP (and non-GP) Providers Annual Certificate of Pensionable Profits (PDF: 89KB)12-13 Partnership - Single PDF Form GP (and non-GP) Providers Annual Certificate of Pensionable Profits (PDF: 89KB)11-12 Partnership - Single FAQs GP (and non-GP) Providers Annual Certificate of Pensionable Profits (PDF: 249KB)11-12 Partnership - Single Overlap Guidance GP (and non-GP) Providers Annual Certificate of Pensionable Profits (PDF: 187KB)11-12 Partnership - Single Guidance GP (and non-GP) Providers Annual Certificate of Pensionable Profits (PDF: 254KB)11-12 Partnership - Single Excel Form GP (and non-GP) Providers Annual Certificate of Pensionable Profits (Excel: 155KB)10-11 Partnership - Single FAQs GP (and non-GP) Providers Annual Certificate of Pensionable Profits (PDF: 192KB)10-11 Partnership - Single Overlap Guidance GP (and non-GP) Providers Annual Certificate of Pensionable Profits (PDF: 184KB)10-11 Partnership - Single Guidance GP (and non-GP) Providers Annual Certificate of Pensionable Profits (PDF: 207KB)10-11 Partnership - Single Excel Form GP (and non-GP) Providers Annual Certificate of Pensionable Profits (Excel: 176KB)09-10 Partnership - Single FAQs GP (and non-GP) Providers Annual Certificate of Pensionable Profits (PDF: 191KB)09-10 Partnership - Single PDF Form GP (and non-GP) Providers Annual Certificate of Pensionable Profits (PDF: 94KB)09-10 Partnership - Single Overlap Guidance GP (and non-GP) Providers Annual Certificate of Pensionable Profits (PDF: 177KB)09-10 Partnership - Single Guidance GP (and non-GP) Providers Annual Certificate of Pensionable Profits (PDF: 207KB)09-10 Partnership - Single Excel Form GP (and non-GP) Providers Annual Certificate of Pensionable Profits (Excel: 174KB)