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Category: NHS Pension
The NHS Pension Scheme: 1995, 2008, and 2015 sections.
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NHS pension errors: what NHSBSA has admitted, and what it means for you
What this page covers On 2 September 2026 the NHS Business Services Authority put a short page on its website saying it had found NHS pension errors: problems in the way some NHS pensions had…
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NHS McCloud statements: the backlog has grown every month since May 2026
NHSBSA sent a record 3,097 McCloud statements in June 2026 and the queue still got longer. What the published data actually shows, and what it means if you are waiting for yours.
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NHS partial retirement: how to take your pension and keep working
NHS partial retirement lets you take between 20% and 100% of your pension while continuing to work and build further benefits. It comes with a condition most people do not expect: you have to cut…
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NHS Mental Health Officer status: what MHO doubling is, and what McCloud changes
Mental Health Officer status doubles NHS pension service after 20 years and lets some staff take an unreduced pension from 55. The 2015 scheme switched the doubling off, but McCloud temporarily turns it back on…
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NHS pension McCloud: 99% of retired members are still waiting for their recalculated pension
99% of retired NHS pensioners in the McCloud immediate-choice cohort — 300,062 of 303,225 members — are still waiting for the corrective recalculation that confirms their pension is correct. Here’s what to do while you…
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NHS pension contributions 2026/27: the new six-tier table explained
From 1 April 2026 the NHS Pension Scheme uses a six-tier contribution structure with rates from 5.2% to 12.5%. The threshold-vs-rate distinction most coverage misses, with worked examples.
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NHS Pension Scheme: the plain-English guide
How the NHS Pension Scheme actually works in 2026/27: 1995, 2008 and 2015 sections, contributions, McCloud rollback, retirement options, plain English.