NHS consultants 'turning down work to avoid huge pension tax'

NHS consultants 'turning down work to avoid huge pension tax' Some doctors are even retiring early, report finds, prompting concerns over care quality

Senior doctors in the NHS are reducing their hours, turning down extra work and even retiring early to avoid being hit with huge tax bills on their pensions, a report reveals.

The findings have prompted concern that waits for treatment will grow longer, patients will receive inferior care and understaffing will worsen because hospitals have too few doctors available. The Guardian