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Scheme access for self-employed individuals
NHS employers are reminded that the only self-employed individuals who have access to the NHS Pension Scheme are General Practitioners, General Dental Practitioners, Ophthalmic Medical Practitioners, and non-GP Providers.
Any other individual…
GMP Tests revised
Requests for a GMP test need to be sent via email to nhsbsa.gmptestrequest@nhs.net
When requesting a GMP test, the following information is required:
• Intended retirement date
• Notional Whole time Total Pensionable pay…
Death in service – Outstanding annual leave
The members’ record should be terminated on either the date of death, or if annual leave extends the last day of service on that date using exit code 14.
Please also ensure the employer pay provided on the termination form includes payment for…
Retrospective pay changes
Correct allocation of retrospective pay or awards and recording of hours or sessions
Can all employers please ensure that any retrospective or backdated pay or awards (like the Clinical Excellence Award) are allocated to the correct pension year…
NHS Pension Scheme employer contribution rates 2025/26
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has confirmed that the transitional approach that has operated since 2019/20 for employer contributions will continue in 2025/26.
Employers should ensure that their payroll provider continues to…
The new NHS Pensions Employer Toolkit
We’re always looking for new ways to keep our members informed about the NHS Pension Scheme, and part of this includes making it easier for you to communicate Scheme information to your employees.
We are excited to tell you that we have been…
Pensions Online (POL) downtime – May 2025
Due to scheduled system maintenance, POL will be unavailable between 12:01am and 11:59pm on Sunday 25 May.
If we need to bring POL down at short notice for urgent maintenance, we’ll advise you as soon as we can in advance via the POL homepage.
COVID-19 Contingency Planning for employers
A message from Chris Dawson, Head of Service, NHS Pensions:
We understand that the current situation around COVID-19 continues to cause significant concern and uncertainty. I wanted to reassure you that at NHS Pensions we have taken, and continue…
Employer guidance on sending forms to NHS Pensions
At the start of the COVID 19 outbreak we took a number of steps to support employers who were encountering issues due to the lockdown restrictions. This included agreeing to accept certain applications forms in PDF/Word format via email, instead of…
Reminder for employers - 2019/20 Pension Annual Allowance Charge Compensation Scheme deadline approaching
The 31 March 2022 deadline for eligible clinicians to submit an application to the NHS England and Improvement (NHSEI) or NHS Wales 2019/20 Pension Annual Allowance Charge Compensation Scheme is approaching.
To apply to the Scheme, eligible…