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<p>The NHS pension scheme protects pensions in payment by increasing them by CPI and
revalues accrued career average pension benefits by CPI+1.5% each year.</p><p> </p><p>The
Government is committed to ensuring that hard-working NHS staff do not find themselves
reducing their work commitments due to the interaction between their pay, their pension,
and the relevant tax regime. On 22 September, the Government announced it will change
elements of the NHS Pension Scheme to help retain doctors, nurses and other senior
NHS staff, to increase capacity. These changes include:</p><ul><li>Changing pension
rules regarding inflation</li><li>Encouraging NHS Trusts to explore local solutions
for senior clinicians affected by pension tax charges, such as pension recycling</li><li>Implementing
permanent retirement flexibilities and extend existing temporary measures to allow
our most experienced staff to return to service or stay in service longer.</li></ul><p>
</p><p>It should be noted that NHS workforce planning in Scotland is the responsibility
of the Scottish Government.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p>
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