Posted to GPnetworks by a locum GP
It seems that with the final dismantling of pcts, the mechanism for involvement in the NHS pension scheme will change for GP locums from next April. Currently, we pay the tiered employee contribution and the pct adds the employer contribution. The government proposal is that the employing practices will now be responsible for the latter. The money for this will be added to the global sum. I am worried that practices will not be keen on this and won't like the extra cost/administration involved.This may be a big cost for practices who use locums a lot. It may be difficult for locums to remain competitive and remain in pension scheme. I am interested what other colleagues think...