Docs pensionsare twice theaverage wage
RETIRED doctors who have contributed to the health and social care pension scheme for 30 years or more receive over £46k per year on average - more than twice the average annual salary in Londonderry.
Health Minister Edwin Poots provided details the average pension paid to retired GPs who have worked full-time for more than 30 years.
He stated: “As pensions paid to retired GPs are based on a percentage of their revalued actual career earnings, details of their working patterns are not held on their HSC Pension Scheme records.
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Hide Ad“It is not possible, therefore, to identify retired GPs who have worked full time for over 30 years.
“It is possible to identify retired GPs who have contributed to the HSC Pension Scheme for 30 years or more.
“The average pension paid to retired GPs who have contributed to the HSC Pension Scheme for 30 years or more is £46 600 per annum.”