The Government has rejected proposed flexibilities for the NHS Pension Scheme and addressed age discrimination issues within the scheme.

The Conservative Party launched its manifesto yesterday in the marginal seat of Telford with the 64-page document including a number of pensions pledges.

The NHS will pay tax bills for all doctors, nurses, AHPs and other clinicians in active clinical roles who are members of the NHS pension schemes, who could be hit by extra tax for working overtime, it was revealed today.

The Government has promised doctors in England that their tax bills will be covered by the NHS in an attempt to get them to do overtime shifts.