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When you are completing the retirement benefit claim form (AW8) on Pensions Online (POL), make sure you have entered the correct payable date. There are a number of common errors when submitting form AW8 via POL: Input as Age retirement but not…

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…

The NHS Pensions Finance team is now using a paperless system for processing claims for re-imbursement of initial widow/widowers pensions (IWP). Therefore, we now require the form to be sent in a PDF format for audit purposes with a view to…

eRD top tips   Be prepared to invest some ‘set–up’ time at the practice. This is an ‘invest to save’ process. Start small – increase numbers and expand the selection criteria as the confidence of the prescriber and practice increases. Improve…

A new series of NHS Pensions member events are now available specifically for NHS dental practitioners who are part of the NHS Pension Scheme. The events aim to provide more clarity on what the Scheme is and the benefits that members are entitled…

Pharmacy contractors will be able to obtain the following Covid-19 antivirals at no cost from Alliance Healthcare (further information will be available from Alliance Healthcare Distribution in due course).  Drug Pack size…

Published March 2024. Constitution The Remuneration and Nominations Committee is formally established as a Committee of the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) Board . The Board will determine its terms of reference and any delegated…

This is only for people who were members of the Scheme before 25 March 1972 (1995 Section only). It applies to anyone who either: is or has been married has a civil partner has a surviving Scheme partner The person must be nominated to…

A new document has been created to assist you when deciding which retirement application form AW8/AW8P needs completing when a member retires. You can find this on the Technical Guidance page on the Employer Hub.

Non ESR employers are not required to submit a ‘Joining or rejoining the NHS Pension Scheme (SS10)’ form for NHS staff that opt out of the Scheme within the first calendar month, providing they have completed the application to leave the NHS Pension…