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  Data needed on impact of state pension changes

  24 May 2013

  The BMA needs to measure the impact on GP profits resulting from changes to the state pension, the c...

  Tags: conference of local medical committees, LMCs, pensions

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  GPs confirm faith in BMA representatives

  23 May 2013

  GPs refused to withdraw support for their BMA representatives following pension changes and the gove...

  Tags: pensions, confernce of local medical committees, local medical committees, general practitioners, general practitioners committee

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  BMA pressure secures locum pension monitoring

  22 May 2013

  The BMA is keeping pressure up on the government over changes to GP locum pension arrangements. Heal...

  Tags: locum doctors, pensions, out-of-hours services

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  Government heeds BMA's locum pensions contributions concerns

  1 May 2013

  The government is to make an announcement on funding for locum GP employer pension contributions, th...

  Tags: locum doctors, pensions, NHS pension scheme, general practitioners committee

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  Doctors leaders vow to keep close eye pensions act

  30 April 2013

  Doctors leaders will keep an eye on implementation of controversial pensions legislation which recei...

  Tags: pensions, pensions committee, nhs pensions scheme, final salary scheme, retirement, westminster parliament

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  Locum pension changes cause funding dilemmas

  19 April 2013

  Doctors leaders are calling for the way GP locum pension payments are handled to be centralised in E...

  Tags: locum doctors, pensions, practice-based funding, general practice

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  Pension system for locums could be 'divisive'

  26 March 2013

  A new system for reimbursing GP locums the employers’ costs towards their pensions could be &l...

  Tags: locum doctors, pensions, general practice, general medical services

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  Government ignores 'fantastic response' from doctors on pensions unfairness

  22 March 2013

  The BMA has expressed disappointment that the government has rejected more than 3,000 doctors’...

  Tags: pensions, nhs pension scheme,

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  'Perfect storm' threatens viability of Welsh general practice

  5 March 2013

  The future of general practice in Wales is under threat from financial uncertainty and the increasin...

  Tags: conference of welsh local medical committees, recruitment and retention of staff, general practitioners, retirement, pensions,

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  GPs put patient care before targets

  21 February 2013

  GP leaders have told the government that proposed changes to the GP contract will put targets before...

  Tags: gp contract, general practitioners committee, department of health, access to treatment, quality and outcomes framework, enhanced serviceslocum doctors, pensions,