A rule change giving longstanding NHS staff the option of partial retirement has seen more than 3,200 medical professionals apply in the first three months.

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) has opened a claim back scheme to compensate NHS pension scheme members who have suffered a financial loss due to discrimination.

Doctors are cutting hours and leaving the NHS pension scheme in an attempt to manage the impact of punitive pension taxation, according to a new study.

The cross-party Health and Social Care Committee has described pension tax rules a “national scandal” in a new report.