Only half the pension cure, says BMA

The BMA, with the backing of thousands of its members, fiercely opposed the pensions changes forcing doctors to move to a new pension scheme in 2015.

Its pensions committee chairman Dr Vishal Sharma said the Government had listened and it was ‘common sense’ for it to opt for deferred choice, with this crucial decision being made at the time of retirement. 

Doctors should not be forced to make an immediate decision on which scheme to be a part of, especially in the middle of a pandemic when they were facing intense career pressure.