UK. Growing number of GPs cut shifts to avoid huge pension tax
A growing number of family doctors are reducing the hours they work to avoid a huge and unexpected pension tax bill. The decision increasingly means already-overstretched surgeries have fewer appointments to offer patients. One GP who last year dropped two of her eight sessions a week now intends to drop two more, halving her original workload. “Losing two sessions a week will have a significant impact on waiting times for patients booking appointments and also mean delays in dealing...
