Doctors will only get £68,000/year pension under revised scheme

[TimberWolf]

He said the NHS pension would remain "one of the best available anywhere", pointing out a new doctor joining the revised scheme could still expect a pension of £68,000 a year on retirement.
BBC News - Doctors target non-urgent care in industrial action

They are in cloud la-la land surely.

[TheFaQQer]

They are in cloud la-la land surely.

Or perhaps Andrew Lansley is talking out of his bottom.

[SueEllen]

They are in cloud la-la land surely.

Agreed.

The average median salarly is much less than what they are retiring on.

There is a report today about access to medical school being closed for children in lower socio-economic groups who get the grades due to their closed shop.

[TimberWolf]

Agreed.

The average median salarly is much less than what they are retiring on.

There is a report today about access to medical school being closed for children in lower socio-economic groups who get the grades due to their closed shop.

Sounds as if they [currently] get a huge lump sum too:

The average hospital consultant retiring today will enjoy a pension of £48,000 a year and a lump sum of over £140,000.

It's amazing that they would want to draw attention to themselves, or rather their wage packets and pensions.

[mudskipper]

I'd settle for a 68K pension.

[d000hg]

Agreed.

The average median salarly is much less than what they are retiring on.

And what exactly does that have to do with anything?

[SueEllen]

And what exactly does that have to do with anything?

When you go on strike you want public sympathy.

If most of the people you are treating who work are earning much less than you when they are working let alone when they retire, regardless of how hard your job is you aren't going to get any sympathy.

BTW All of the people I know in the sectors who have been complaining about pensions know they are onto a very good deal so refuse to join the strikes.

[SueEllen]

Or perhaps Andrew Lansley is talking out of his bottom.

In some respects yes.

This doesn't take into account that:
1. Not all medical students today will become hospital consultants or GP partners as there aren't enough positions,
2. About half of doctors are women who take time out to have children or work part-time.

[vetran]

In some respects yes.

This doesn't take into account that:

2. About half of doctors are women who take time out to have children or work part-time.

And what has that got to do with it?

Their lifestyle choice isn't it.

Sorry you can't complain you are going to get a smaller contributory pension because you had sprogs and worked part time therefore you paid less in.

[TimberWolf]

Liked the comment someone made in Mail comments. Walking around the doctor's car park is like visiting Monaco. [Loosely paraphrased from memory].

Maybe it should be renamed the National Wealth Service.