BMA tells chancellor to reform tax relief rules or face reduction in NHS working hours

Holly Roach
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The British Medical Association (BMA) has warned chancellor Philip Hammond to reform the NHS pension scheme rules or doctors will reduce their working hours.

Lifetime and annual allowance rules are a particular problem with NHS staff, where large numbers of high-earning consultants and doctors are long-serving members of the defined benefit NHS Pension ...

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