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Staff Employed in General Medical Practices
Staff of general medical practices have been able to join the scheme since 1 September 1997. They are eligible for almost the same range of benefits as staff employed directly by the NHS. The differences are that premature retirement and voluntary early retirement with employer’s consent terms do not apply, nor does the separate Injury Benefits Scheme.
Leaflets
Additional Pension and Examples (Post April 2008 only)(pdf 36.1 Kb)
NHS Guide to Injury Benefits Scheme (pdf 152 Kb)
Internal Dispute Resolution Procedure Guide (pdf 163 Kb)
Pensions on Divorce/Dissolution of Civil Partnership (pdf 139 Kb)
AL1 - Allocation of pension (information leaflet)(pdf 107 Kb)
Guides
MEMBERS GUIDE PRE APRIL 2008 SECTION (pdf 1.91 mb)
MEMBERS GUIDE POST APRIL 2008 SECTION (pdf 1.90 mb)
Calculators
Pension Commutation Calculator (1.3mb) Additional Pension Calculator (2.0mb)
Consultations and Reform sites
Circulars
- Circular 2008/9 (pdf 107kb) - issued 26 March 2008. This circular gives guidance on administration arrangements for new members from 1/4/08.
- Circular 2008/4A(pdf 474kb) - issued 26 March 2008. This circular gives guidance for allocating contribution tiers for officer members.
- Circular 2008/8 (pdf 94kb) - Issued 17 March 2008. GP Practice notification giving details of Annual Returns for 2007/08.
- Circular 2008/6 (pdf 47kb) - Issued 10 March 2008. This circular gives notice about the proposed changes to ill health retirement benefits which are aimed to be intoduced from 1 April 2008.
- Circular 2008/5 (pdf 102kb) - Issued 6 March 2008. Confirmation of tiered contributions which will come into effect from 01/04/08 for Practitioners.
- Circular 2008/4 (pdf 1.4mb) - Issued 6 March 2008. Confirmation of tiered contributions which will come into effect from 01/04/08 for Officer members.
- Circular 2008/3 (pdf 247kb) - Issued 6 March 2008. Overview of the Choice options which will be available in early 2009 following the scheme changes which are due to take effect from 01/04/08.
- Circular 2008/2 (pdf 151kb) - Issued 28 February 2008. Guidance on Adminstration arrangements for employing authorities to implement scheme changes for existing members.
- Circular 2008/1 (pdf 72.6Kb) - issued 16 January 2008. Maternity Leave
- Circular 2007/9 (pdf 84Kb) - issued on 8 November 2007. Changes to administration system
- Circular 2007/8 (pdf 62Kb) - Addendum issued 25 October 2007. This addendum updates the tier thresholds in the table for member contributions which was set out in Circular 2007/8.
- Circular 2007/8 (pdf 110kb) updated version- issued 24 October 2007. This circular gives details on changes to the current NHS pension scheme and introduction of a new NHS scheme from 1 April 2008.
- Circular 2007/7 (pdf 214Kb) issued 12 October 2007. This circular provides employers with advance notification of Annual Benefits statements being prepared for issue to them, to then distribute to members.
- Circular 2007/6 (pdf 78Kb) - issued 8 August 2007. This circular gives details on Agenda for Change. As mentioned in the circular information supplied on formatted disk is as follows: - Guidance Note for Completion (pdf 83Kb) Full and Part Time Calculator (Xls 41Kb) Sheet for completion and return to SPPA (Xls 1.5mb) AFC Example (Xls 18Kb)
- Circular 2007/5 (pdf 296Kb) - issued 9 March 2007. This circular gives details on Annual Returns for 2006/07. As mentioned in item 11 of this circular, please follow the attached links to access CETV Calculator for pensions disclosure and CETV Calculator Instructions.
- Circular 2007/4 (pdf 90Kb) - issued 2007. This circular gives GP Practices details on completion of annual returns for the 06/07 period.
- Circular 2007/2(pdf86KB) - issued January 2007. This circular gives details of changes to Payroll.
- Circular 2007/1(pdf907KB) - issued January 2007. This circular gives details of changes to redundancy arrangements.
2006 Circulars
- Circular2006/14 rev(pdf226kb) - issued October 2006. This circular updates circular 2006/14 revision of Award forms.
- Circular2006/13(pdf78KB) - issued October 2006. This circular gives details of 24 hour break.
- Circular 2006/11(pdf233KB) - issued Septemebr 2006. This circular gives details of the Valuation of the NHS Scheme.
- Circular 2006/10 (pdf 96KB) - issued July 2006. This circular informs of the issue of new NHS Scheme Guides.
- Circular 2006/9 (pdf 77Kb) - issued July 2006. This circular gives details on AVC amendments to Regulations - Career Breaks - Earnings Cap 2006/07 - Pensions Increase - Returning to NHS employment in first month after retirement.
- Circular 2006/6 (pdf 53Kb) - issued 4 July 2006. This circular contains information regarding new Scheme Guides.
- Circular 2006/5 (pdf 68Kb) - issued 9 May 2006. This circular contains information regarding Standard Life - Proposed Demutualisation.
- Circular 2006/4 (pdf 89Kb) - issued April 2006. This circular contains details of changes in the administration of the NHS Superannuation Scheme.
- Circular 2006/3 - Addendum (pdf 46Kb) - issued 12 April 2006. This circular contains important amendments to the main circular 2006/3 (above) in respect of return e-mail addresses.
- Circular 2006/3 (pdf 140Kb) - issued March 2006. This circular gives details on Annual Returns for 2005/06.
- Circular 2006/1 Annual Returns (pdf 110 Kb) - issued 1st March 2006. This circular gives details on completion of Annual Returns for 2005/2006 which should be submitted no later than 31 May 2006.
- Circular 2006/1 (pdf 90Kb) - issued 1st March 2006. This circular gives details on Tax Simplification
Other Circulars
Contacts at SPPA
- NHS Team 2 Telephone 01896 893120 Email nhspen2@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
- Ordering guides and Forms Email sppamailroom@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
Retirement
Links to Standard Life, Inland Revenue and DWP
Divorce
Transferring