Partners – Retiring and New

Retiring Partners Checklist

We are often asked who needs to be notified when a Partner retires from the Practice, so we put together some useful information below.

Who to notify includes. . .

  • NHS England
  • The CCG
  • The Superannuation Division
  • The practice accountant
  • CQC
  • Medical Defence Organisation
  • Patients of thier named GP as the retiring partner (this can be opportunistically)
  • Primary Care Support England.

Retirement can take one of the following four options. . .

  • Retiring from the partnership and the Medical Performers List (MPL)
  • Retiring from the partnership, not taking 24 hour retirement and staying on the MPL to do non partnership work
  • Taking 24 hour retirement and returning to the partnership (still on the MPL)
  • Retiring from the partnership, taking 24 retirement and returning to non – partnership work (still on the MPL)

Remaining on the Performers List. . . 

If remaining on the performers list account needs to be taken of the following:

  • If they wish to return to work in the NHS then they are limited to 16hrs per week for a month after that date (instead of the old 24hrs)
  • They need agreement from partners on the terms return to the partnership (this can sometimes cause issues) e.g. hours worked, voting rights etc.
  • The returning partner needs to make sure the agreement includes that they receive both elements of the superannuation payments on return (employees and employers)
  • It is a contractual right under GMS
  • The CCG should be consulted at the earliest opportunity and involved throughout
  • They may, of course, wish to remain on the performers list in order to undertake locum work

For CQC there is a lengthy process to follow so complete the form for an outgoing partner as soon as possible:

http://www.cqc.org.uk/organisations-we-regulate/gps-and-primary-medical-services/registering-cqc-information-gps-and-ot-21

New Partners Checklist

If a new partner is joining the practice the process to add the new partner should be started as soon as possible as this can take some time as s/he will need a DBS check counter signed by CQC which can take a while so worth getting ahead on it:

http://www.cqc.org.uk/organisations-we-regulate/registering-first-time/criminal-record-checks

It is also necessary to check that a new partner (of any type) has indemnity when joining the practice.

Pension Forms

All pensions forms should be sent to the below PCSE Address:

Primary Care Support England

PO Box 350

Darlington

DL1 9QN

Any post, including applications, claim forms, returns or cheques posted to these offices should be sent to the Darlington address above, which is a secure storage and distribution facility.  If practices would like to courier any documents to us, they should email PCSE.enquiries@nhs.net for the details– there’s a separate address for courier firms to use

If you have any queries relating to these please contact Primary Care Support England (PCSE) Customer Support Centre on: 0333 014 2884.

Generic email: PCSE.enquiries@nhs.net

Screening email: PCSE.screening-leeds@nhs.net

Phone: 0333 014 2884

Web: pcse.england.nhs.uk/

Working After Retirement

NHS Pension Scheme: Working After Retirement Factsheet

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