Government is urged to tackle “punitive pension taxation” to stop doctors retiring early

The BMA must push the government to remove “punitive pension taxation” that is exacerbating the medical workforce crisis by prompting many doctors to retire early or reduce their hours, doctors’ representatives have urged.

On 14 September, the BMA’s annual representative meeting unanimously (206 for; 0 against) passed a motion expressing concern that large numbers of doctors are retiring much earlier in their careers because of a combination of low …