Doctors will cut work due to tax, BMA warns

The BMA has warned the Chan­cellor of the Exchequer that doctors will cut their NHS working hours unless there is tangible reform to the NHS Pension Scheme.

It said in a letter that current pension and tax rules were creating a ‘perfect storm’ in the NHS workforce, forcing consultants to cut their hours, retire early or leave the health service to avoid disproportionately large additional tax charges.