Learning objectives
This module will help GPs who are approaching retirement find rewarding new opportunities in general practice that will make the most of your experience. It will include:
- How reducing your hours may affect your pension
- How to make use of the GP retention scheme
- What are the main hurdles to moving to a salaried role
- The benefits for you and your practice in increasing flexibility
- How you can become an appraiser
Author
Dr Christopher Price is a GP partner in Cwmbran, South Wales
There is support out there for GPs wishing to prolong their career, and many options available.
Think about reducing hours – and how this will affect your pension
The first consideration if you’re approaching this age range is whether you really are determined to retire, or if another option, such as reducing clinical hours or working more elsewhere, could keep you within the profession.
Of course, this is an individual decision, dependent on multiple factors, including your mental and physical wellbeing.
More practices are now offering flexible schemes, and yours may be amenable to this concept, even if your routine has been part of the practice’s furniture for decades. There are incentives for them to do this via the retainer scheme.
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