BMA loses £4bn discrimination case over NHS widowers' pensions

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The British Medical Association has lost its legal challenge on NHS widowers' pensions which could have cost the government more than £4bn.

The High Court ruled today that the preferential treatment of widows over widowers in relation to pension payments was "objectively and reasonably justified". The test case, backed by the BMA, w...

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