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Ill Health Applications – Coronavirus (COVID-19) arrangements
NHS Pensions is continuing to receive applications for;
The Consideration of Entitlement to Ill Health Retirement benefits (AW33E)
The Consideration of Entitlement for Early Payment of Deferred Benefits due to Ill Health (AW240)
Due to the…
Claims for repayment of initial or limited survivor pension paid to widow, widower or civil partner
The NHS Pensions Operational Finance team has fully transitioned to using a paperless system for processing claims for the re-imbursement of initial or limited survivor pension. We therefore require the FIN9 Claim form in a PDF format for audit…
Ophthalmic data
We collate data provided by Primary Care Support England (PCSE) and receive data files sourced from the Open Exeter and EGOS systems.
The information we provide is used to help with:
activity at various health geographies
identifying outlier…
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…
Joining the Scheme
You may be eligible to join the NHS Pension Scheme if you're an employee between the ages of 16 and 75.
This also applies to those working under a contract for services, including:
general practitioners (GPs)
general dental practitioners…
Release of the Antimicrobial Stewardship - Pharmacy First dashboard
The Antimicrobial Stewardship – Pharmacy First dashboard is now available in ePACT2.
The dashboard reports consultation activity for the NHS Pharmacy First service at a population level for all 42 NHS Integrated Care Boards (ICBs). A range of…
SNOMED CT and dm+d
dm+d was developed as a stand-alone product which could be implemented in systems independent of the strategic clinical terminology solution the NHS was committed to - SNOMED CT® (Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine Clinical Terms).
However, it…
Understanding if your NHS Pension is affected by changes to public sector pensions
Only some members will be affected by the changes.
You’re affected if you joined a public service pension scheme on or before 31 March 2012 and:
you had continuous pensionable service between 1 April 2015 and the 31 March 2022 (or your…
Where you can use your card
There are 2 types of cards available for healthcare cover when you’re travelling abroad. You can apply for either:
a UK Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC)
a UK European Health Insurance Card (EHIC)
These both provide the same cover, but the…
Department of Health and Social Care announces extension of retire and return easements
Following a short consultation, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced an extension to retire and return easements to 31 October 2022 through temporary amendments to NHS Pension Scheme regulations.
What was included in the…