The 24 Hour Retirement process enables NHS dentists with GDS / PDS contract’s to access their pension benefits without subjecting the contract to termination. Practitioners return to their contract as normal following successful completion of the process and release of their lump sum / monthly payments. The process involves creating either a temporary or indefinite partnership with another GDC registered dentist.

This is possible but the approach made to your NHS Local Area Team is slightly different. This process involves amendments to Companies House by way of adding the incoming partner who will protect the incorporated contract from termination while the pensions team process your AW8 Form.

If you wish to complete this process using the temporary partnership method then the timescales are between 3 – 4 months. If you wish to continue in partnership with the incoming partner following successful completion, the timescales are between 4.5 – 6 months due to necessary CQC involvement.

There is no need to inform the CQC if you are actioning the process by way of temporary partnership. This is because we prepare the retirement in advance to occur over a weekend to avoid any patient disruption. If you wish to continue indefinitely in partnership following successful completion of the retirement for whatever reason, the partnership will need to be registered with the CQC before your NHS Local Area Team will give you the green-light too proceed.

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