Pension payments refund Q: I am a GP partner who has paid into the NHS Pension Scheme (NHSPS) since starting work in 2003. With all the proposed changes to the NHSPS I am considering my options. If I decide to leave it, can I get my contributions to date refunded or moved ...

NHS Superannuation Q: We are three GP partners, but according to our monthly financial statements from the PCT, only two of us are contributing to our NHS pensions via deductions at source. When calculating profits per partner, this should be on the basis that all prac...

Marriage and pension Q: I am a GP approaching retirement. I would be grateful if you could let me know if there is a specific age by which I would need to marry someone, so that they would receive an NHS Pension Scheme (NHSPS) widow's or widower's pension, in case I die ...

Pension payments refund Q: I am a 31-year-old GP partner who has paid into the NHS Pension Scheme since starting work in 2003. With all the proposed changes to the scheme, I am looking to consider all my options regarding pensions. If I decided to leave the NHS scheme what...

24-hour retirement Q: I am a singlehanded GP and will be 63 in January 2012. I tried to take 24-hour retirement and then go back to work last year, but it did not work out because our PCT was not agreeable to this. I also tried to merge with another local practice, but...

Freezing NHS Pension Q: I am 57 and wonder if I can freeze payments into my NHS pension until l am 60 when I propose taking 24-hour retirement. I want to retire completely at 63. Can I pay an equivalent amount into a self-invested pension plan (SIPP) and claim tax relief...