Pension scheme members retired from the NHS in Scotland: FOI release

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.


Information requested

Officer members 

  1. How many officer pension scheme members retired from the NHS in Scotland in each of the following years: 

a) April 2018 to March 2019 

b) April 2019 to March 2020 

c) April 2020 to March 2021 

d) April 2021 to March 2022 

e) April 2022 to end of January 2023. 

 

  1. What was the average age of officer scheme members at their date of retirement for each of the following years? 

a) April 2018 to March 2019 

b) April 2019 to March 2020 

c) April 2020 to March 2021 

d) April 2021 to March 2022 

e) April 2022 to end of January 2023. 

 

  1. How many officer scheme members were under 60 and took early voluntary retirement in each of the following years? 

a) April 2018 to March 2019 

b) April 2019 to March 2020 

c) April 2020 to March 2021 

d) April 2021 to March 2022 

e) April 2022 to end of January 2023. 

 

  1. How many officer scheme members retired due to ill health in each of the following years? 

a) April 2018 to March 2019 

b) April 2019 to March 2020 

c) April 2020 to March 2021 

d) April 2021 to March 2022 

e) April 2022 to end of January 2023. 

 

Practitioner members 

  1. How many practitioner pension scheme members retired from the NHS in Scotland in each of the following years: 

a) April 2018 to March 2019 

b) April 2019 to March 2020 

c) April 2020 to March 2021 

d) April 2021 to March 2022 

e) April 2022 to end of January 2023. 

 

  1. What was the average age of practitioner scheme members at their date of retirement for each of the following years? 

a) April 2018 to March 2019 

b) April 2019 to March 2020 

c) April 2020 to March 2021 

d) April 2021 to March 2022 

e) April 2022 to end of January 2023. 

 

  1. How many practitioner scheme members were under 60 and took early voluntary retirement in each of the following years? 

a) April 2018 to March 2019 

b) April 2019 to March 2020 

c) April 2020 to March 2021 

d) April 2021 to March 2022 

e) April 2022 to end of January 2023. 

 

  1. How many practitioner scheme members retired due to ill health in each of the following years? 

a) April 2018 to March 2019 

b) April 2019 to March 2020 

c) April 2020 to March 2021 

d) April 2021 to March 2022 

e) April 2022 to end of January 2023. 

Response

Officer members 

  1. The number of officer pension scheme members retired from the NHS in Scotland in each of the years specified: 

a) 6190 

b) 6499 

c) 6170 

d) 6980 

e) 6500

 

  1. The average age of officer scheme members at their date of retirement in each of the years specified: 

a) 59 

b) 60 

c) 60 

d) 60 

e) 60

 

  1. The number of officer scheme members who were under 60 and took early voluntary retirement in each of the years specified: 

a) 685 

b) 607 

c) 532 

d) 571 

e) 1007

 

  1. How many officer scheme members retired due to ill health in each of the years specified: 

a) 270 

b) 277 

c) 190 

d) 240 

e) 231

 

Practitioner members 

  1. How many practitioner pension scheme members retired from the NHS in Scotland in each of the years specified: 

a) 69 

b) 57 

c) 51 

d) 101 

e) 97

 

  1. What was the average age of practitioner scheme members at their date of retirement in each of the years specified: 

a) 59 

b) 58 

c) 58 

d) 58 

e) 59

 

  1. How many practitioner scheme members were under 60 and took early voluntary retirement in each of the years specified: 

a) 9 

b) 13 

c) 4 

d) 13 

e) 16

 

  1. How many practitioner scheme members retired due to ill health in each of the years specified: 

a) 7 

b) 4 

c) 5 

d) 8 

e) 0

 

About FOI

The Scottish Government is committed to publishing all information released in response to Freedom of Information requests. View all FOI responses at http://www.gov.scot/foi-responses.

Contact

Please quote the FOI reference
Central Enquiry Unit
Email: ceu@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000

The Scottish Government
St Andrews House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

Back to top