NHS England confirms emergency action on pension tax

Hannah Godfrey
clock • 2 min read

NHS England has confirmed it will take urgent action on to ensure NHS workers who exceed their annual allowance during this financial year will be able to take on additional work without being left out of pocket. Last week, it was reported the government would pay the tax bills of NHS workers caught out by changes to pension contribution limits who have been turning down additional work for fear of running up large tax bills. The emergency measures were confirmed by NHS chief executive Simon Stevens in a letter to health leaders today (22 November). Stevens said NHS England had hea...

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