NHS faces 'retirement timebomb'
16 September 2004
Doctors have warned that changes to consultants' pension arrangements could spark a mass exodus from the profession within three years.
In a final twist to the saga of the new consultants' contract, finally agreed between the British Medical Association (BMA) and the government last year, consultants have warned that the advent of improved conditions that will also boost pensions could prompt two waves of departures in 2006 and 2007, when the doctors have reached new higher pension thresholds.
The Guardian - Monday August 23, 2004
