UK to shake up NHS pension plan in effort to stop staff quitting
The UK is seeking to overhaul the NHS retirement scheme in an effort to draw back retired staff and keep doctors from quitting over pension tax bills as patient waiting lists soar to records.
The government on Monday said it aimed to make it more attractive for staff who have left the health service to “come back” by allowing them to rejoin the NHS pension plan, which offers guaranteed indexed benefits.
It is also proposing to expand access to the NHS pension plan so that primary healthcare workers, such as GPs, general practice nurses and clinical pharmacists, can join the retirement scheme, which has more than 1mn members.
This story originally appeared on: Financial Times - Author:Josephine Cumbo
