Re-employment of staff in receipt of NHS pension scheme benefits

This DH document provides guidance on how to consider applications from staff wishing to retire and return to work for the NHS. It aims to help employers put in place policies and procedures so that decisions to re-employ staff can be justified in terms of service need and value for money.

Retirement Leads to Less Stress – But Not If You’re Poor

New research suggests that retirement may widen inequalities in stress and health.

The new study, published in the Journal of Gerontology, shows that poorer people, or people in low status occupations, often have poorer health and higher biological stress response levels upon retirement, while people in high status jobs have lower stress levels.

NHS retirement booklet

The latest version of our Retirement Booklet (version 19) is now available to download from our website and can be ordered from our stationery stores. The latest version covers small updates to Trivial Commutation and 2015 Scheme information.

To make the booklet easier to read we have removed the glossary of terms and incorporated explanations of words and phrases into the content of the booklet, an approach we will be introducing within our other guides when they are next reviewed.

What staff need to know - An infographic from the Working Longer Group

NHS Employers Working Longer Group has published a new infographic for staff, highlighting the important facts about the ageing workforce in the NHS, including things staff should consider regarding their retirement and some of the common misconceptions.