The scheme to keep experienced staff from leaving the health service has seen a 300% rise in the number of people retiring and then returning to the NHS.
NHS staff are choosing to return to work while still receiving their pension under a scheme to retain experienced workers.
According to new figures from Freedom of Information (FOI) data obtained by Quilter from the NHS Business Services Authority, the take-up of this scheme has tripled in just four years.
The dramatic shift in pension taking and retirement behaviour among NHS staff is revealed in the data.
Author's summary: NHS staff return to work after retirement.