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Sharing our performance – March 2018
The table below shows our recent monthly performance for pension award processing:
The graph above depicts the improvement we are making in our aim to pay the Pension…
Reasons for overpayment
Overpayment of an NHS Pension can happen for a number of reasons.
These include, if you're a:
surviving spouse or partner
child dependant
re-employed pensioner
or your pension has been revised
Surviving spouse or partner
There may have…
Aged 19 and under
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Aged 18 and under and in full time education
If you are:
under 16
aged 16, 17 or 18 and in full time education
You get:
free NHS prescriptions
free NHS dental treatment
free NHS sight tests
free NHS wigs and fabric…
Update on current performance
We are continuing to maintain performance in the payment of first pension applications with a total of 5177 applications paid in January so far (30th January).
The total applications on hand currently stand at 4699, slightly less than the same time…
Patient exemption checking: a guide for pharmacy teams in England
From 1 September 2021, the temporary signature suspension has been lifted. Patients, or their representatives, will again be required to sign the reverse of NHS prescription, dental and eye care forms, or tokens for prescriptions presented at the…
NHS Pensions Opt-out data
Publication date: 22 April 2025
The ‘Opt-out rates for ESR employees eligible for the NHS Pension Scheme’ report provides insight about eligible employees choosing to opt out of the NHS Pension Scheme. The report provides estimates about:
opt-…
How we process prescriptions
We use high speed scanners and intelligent character recognition software to read the information we need to pay you, including:
quantity
strength
presentation
patient exemption information
We reimburse and remunerate contractors in line…
Useful information for pensioners
P60s and Advice of Payments
P60s and Advice of Payments (AOPs) will typically arrive by the end of May. These will be sent in batches with the 2025 Pensioner newsletter.
Only contact us if you have not received your pack by 1 June 2025.
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The NHS Cost Claim Back Scheme
The NHS Cost Claim Back Scheme is for members affected by the Public Service Pensions Remedy
Every Public Service Pension Scheme is working through significant complexity to put in place the Public Service Pensions Remedy for all affected members…
Surveys and research
We want our customers and service users to help us review and develop our services. To do this, we carry out research so we better understand the needs of our customers and improve their experiences.
There are lots of different ways that you could…