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This is an announcement on behalf of NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSEI). The new 2022 Pharmacy Access Scheme (PhAS) will come into effect from 1 January 2022. The revised scheme is part of the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework 5-year…

When you visit an optician, the information collected is sent to Primary Care Support England (PCSE). They're responsible for any payments to providers of NHS General Ophthalmic Services (GOS) such as, vision correcting devices, repairs or…

The Department of Health and Social Care has announced a consultation on proposed amendments to the NHS Pension Scheme regulations to be introduced in April 2024. The proposals are to: deliver phase 2 of the review of member contributions…

Over the holiday period, the NHSBSA Pensions Finance office will be closed on the following dates: Wednesday 25 December Thursday 26 December Friday 27 December Wednesday 1 January Please note, we will not be collecting Pension Contributions…

MPAVC allows you to make more contributions to build a separate retirement fund. How MPAVC works The additional contributions you make are invested. They are used to supplement your main scheme benefits at retirement or later. You can take up to…

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…

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…

The Kickstart Scheme is a government funded scheme to create new jobs placements for 16 to 24 year old that are on Universal Credit who are at risk of long-term unemployment. This scheme is open to all employers. The scheme covers: 100% of the…

It’s been a few months since we introduced the final system changes to automate the AW171 process. You now no longer need to send us the AW171 form to trigger a review of the pension in payment and determine whether a revised pension is appropriate…

As part of our ongoing commitment to partnership working and fostering strong relationships, we’re introducing a new structure for the NHS Pensions Stakeholder Engagement Team from 1 April 2025. We’re committed to working in partnership with all NHS…