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Certain members who join the 2015 Scheme could qualify for scheme protection which enables them to become a member of the 1995/2008 Scheme. To qualify for scheme protection in the 2008 Section, members must: join the NHS Pension Scheme not more…

Pensions Online (POL) will be unavailable between the following times: 7pm on Friday 28 July and 7am Monday 31 July Please note: at times we may need to take POL offline at short notice. Updates will be provided on our website when possible.…

Please remember that when sending a revised retirement benefit details (AW171) form, this should not be emailed to us unless it is for a bereavement case. For all other cases, the form can be completed electronically then printed from our website,…

Please note that the retirement benefits claim form (AW8) has recently been updated and a new version is now available on our website. The new version of this form will soon also be available in print.

The NHSBSA is currently in the process of transforming the pensioner payroll and administration.  To allow for the critical upgrade of our systems and the migration of data from existing systems there will be some system downtime coming up and we…

The Stakeholder Engagement Team are now finalising the arrangements for the next round of GP Practice stakeholder events. These events will run from April to December in the following locations: Birmingham Exeter Leeds Crewe Newcastle…

The NHS Business Service Authority (NHSBSA) and employers with staff in the NHS Pension Scheme are Joint Controllers for pension information. The NHSBSA have responsibility for information received from employers and pension members. Employers are…

From 1 April 2018 there are new arrangements regarding the pensionable status of Local Clinical Excellence Awards (CEA) awarded to Consultants. Where a Consultant was already in receipt of a Local Clinical Excellence Award prior to April 2018 that…

Following a recent determination by The Pension Ombudsman we have revised our guidance to employers to confirm how duties should be assessed when determining Mental Health Officer (MHO) status for a member of the 1995 Section of the NHS Pension…

The NHS Injury Benefit Scheme is only available to applicants who have sustained an injury or contracted a disease on or before 30 March 2013. The Injury Benefit Regulations were amended for any applicants who left NHS employment on or after 31…