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Partial Retirement Calculator - now available
The Partial Retirement Calculator can be accessed from the partial retirement page of the website: Partial retirement | NHSBSA
With partial retirement, you can take up to 100% of your pension, stay in your job, and carry on building up new pension…
February 2021 update on government changes to public service pension schemes
The Court of Appeal ruling on 'protection', known as the McCloud Judgment
In 2015 the government made changes to reform the majority of public service pension schemes. These reforms did not apply to members within 10 years of their normal pension…
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…
Nominations
In the event of your death, the NHS Pension Scheme may provide for your family or a person you have nominated.
You can nominate someone to receive a lump sum on death benefit if you die using the lump sum on death benefit nomination forms.
If you…
Current processing times for NHS Pensions
This page was last updated on 19 June 2025.
Payments
Payments
Current processing times
Payment of your retirement benefits
Within 30 calendar days from the date of your retirement, or from the date we received all…
Cost of being in the Scheme
On 22 May 2025, the Secretary of State announced that the headline pay recommendations for NHS staff from the NHS Pay Review Body (NHSPRB), the Review Body on Doctors and Dentists Remuneration (DDRB) and the Senior Salaries Review Body (SSRB) have…
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…
Member events
Our member events will help you understand more about your NHS pension and the NHS Pension Scheme.
We have events planned throughout the year to help you:
understand what the NHS Pension Scheme is
find out about your Total Reward Statement and…
Scheme access for self-employed individuals
NHS employers are reminded that the only self-employed individuals who have access to the NHS Pension Scheme are General Practitioners, General Dental Practitioners, Ophthalmic Medical Practitioners, and non-GP Providers.
Any other individual…
GMP Tests revised
Requests for a GMP test need to be sent via email to nhsbsa.gmptestrequest@nhs.net
When requesting a GMP test, the following information is required:
• Intended retirement date
• Notional Whole time Total Pensionable pay…