The Government has asked the NHS Confederation, which represents NHS organisations, to lead a review of the NHS Pension Scheme in England and Wales, along with Department of Health and National Assembly for Wales and the NHS Pensions Agency.
The review process is expected to continue until 2005. Further information is available via:
Internet www.nhsconfed.org (Enter Pension Review in search box)
Comments from NHS employes are invited by
E-mail nhspensionsreview@nhsconfed.org
or Post NHS Pension Scheme Review, 1 Warwick Row London, SW1E 5ER.
A briefing note prepared by Amicus MSF can be downloaded as a PDF file:
THE NHS PENSIONS AGENCY WEB SITE ADDRESS IS http://www.nhspa.gov.uk/
In themembers section there is an online calculator for annual pension and lump sum payments under the NHS pension scheme.
