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Recommendation 27
27
Acknowledged
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Develop a national NHS 'retire and return' policy replacing ad hoc local schemes.
Recommendation
NHSE should develop a national NHS “retire and return” policy to replace ad hoc local schemes. In the short term, the Government should instruct NHS England to require NHS Trusts to follow pension recycling guidance it has already issued to help deal with the short-term impact of the pension problem.
Government Response Summary
The government states its 'Our Plan for Patients' includes commitments to expand the health and care workforce by supporting senior staff retention, increasing pension flexibilities, and using staff to the full extent of their qualifications, but does not specifically address a national 'retire and return' policy or pension recycling guidance.
Paragraph Reference:
105
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
The government, in its document, Our Plan for Patients, set out how it would help expand the Health and Care workforce—including by supporting retention of senior staff, using existing staff to the full extent of their professional qualifications, making registration simpler, and stepping up domestic and international recruitment of social care staff. ... The plan contains a number of commitments in relation to supporting and expanding the workforce, including: increasing pension flexibilities to retain senior clinicians, ensuring that we use staff to the full extent of their professional qualifications, making it more straightforward for staff train overseas to register, and expanding our recruitment of social care workers, domestically and internationally.