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This option is for members of the 2015 Scheme only. You can buy out the reduction that would apply if you claimed your NHS pension before your normal pension age. In the 2015 Scheme, this is age 65 or the same as your State Pension age if that is…

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has confirmed new funding arrangements will take effect for students starting a Postgraduate, Dental Therapy and Dental Hygiene course. From 1 August 2018, new students starting a pre-registration…

Further to the NHS Pensions and the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) article in our June 2020 newsletter, HMRC has published further information as part of their business support during COVID-19, which confirms the way in which the furlough…

The NHS Discharge Medicines Service (NHS DMS) is a new essential service for community pharmacy contractors. As an essential service, it must be provided by all community pharmacy contractors. The service has been established to:   ensure…

If you have an annual allowance charge you can either pay the charge directly to HMRC yourself or share the responsibility for the payment with the NHS Pension Scheme using the scheme pays facility. This is known as a scheme pays election. The NHS…

On 25 March, the government announced changes to the England Infected Blood Support Scheme (EIBSS). The changes announced remove some of the differences between the Infected Blood Support Schemes across the UK. Our priority is to ensure all…

The Department of Health and Social Care has confirmed that the reimbursement prices for the following products have been redetermined from April 2025, to reflect an increase in the NHS list price: Generic name Brand name…

The updated pensionable pay ranges for each contribution tier from 1 April 2025 have been presented to Parliament on 10 July 2025. This webpage has been updated with the proposed new ranges. All members of the NHS Pension Scheme pay a percentage…

Diversity and inclusion are about recognising that we're all different and have varying needs. Age, disability, gender reassignment (including non-binary), marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and…

Prisoners who are released from prison unexpectedly can get their medicines for free until they arrange to see their GP or register with a new GP.  They’ll need to take an FP10 or FP10MDA to the pharmacy. Prison prescribing on FP10 and FP10MDA…