General pensions information
Focus on the dynamising factor, updated May 2008
This guidance has been produced by the GPC and the BMA's pensions department to help GPs and LMCs to understand the arrangements for the dynamising factor, which is applied to GPs' pensions. This has been updated in May 2008 following the BMA's success in the Judicial Review.BMA wins case over GPs' pension cap, 13 March 2008
The High Court has ruled that the government behaved unlawfully in 2006 when it retrospectively introduced a limit on the amount retiring GPs could get in NHS pensions.Pension dynamising factors
These frequently asked questions covers the BMA's position, what is the dynamisation factor, implications on retiring, and an extract from the new GMS contract.Final agreement on changes to the NHS Pension Scheme in England and Wales, September 2007
Details of the agreement reached on the proposed changes to the NHS Pension Scheme in England and Wales by the review partners which included health sector trade unions, Department of Health, employer's representative and NHS Employers. The agreement has been put before ministers.Retrospective payment of pension benefits for doctors who have retired from the NHS Pension Scheme, April 2007
On 6 April 2006 the government introduced a new limit on pension savings known as the lifetime allowance (LTA) which was set at £1.5 million for 2006/07.HMRC guidance on recording employers pension contributions on self-assessment tax returns, January 2007
Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs advice on filling out self-assessment tax returns.Freelance GP locums who also work as GP appraisers and their pension status, updated January 2006
Freelance GP locums who undertake GP appraiser work should be formally employed by their Primary Care Organisation in order for this work to be pensionable.Locum GPs: pension arrangements, January 2006
It has been confirmed that the employers' superannuation contribution for locum GPs remains with the PCOs "for the foreseeable future".