Locums & pension

Locums can opt to pension their income or not, useful links for further information.

https://www.bma.org.uk/pay-and-contracts/pensions/additional-pensions-advice/an-introduction-to-the-nhs-pension-scheme-for-locum-gps

https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/member-hub/information-practitioners-and-non-gp-providers

https://pcse.england.nhs.uk/help/gp-pensions/locum-a-b-pension-contributions/

Your pension tier is determined by your estimated income in a financial year.

https://www.bma.org.uk/pay-and-contracts/pensions/additional-pensions-advice/nhs-pension-contribution-rates

Added years is an additional contract to pay more pension that individuals will have entered into pre 2008 that is no longer available.

https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/member-hub/increasing-your-pension/additional-pension