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1 Pension reform is required because people are living longer. 2  Today, a 60-year-old doctor retiring can expect to enjoy 29 years of retirement. 3  This means drawing a pension for almost the same time as they worked for the NHS - 36 years. Compare this with a newly qualified doctor joining the reformed scheme after 2015. 2  He can expect a pension of over Â£53,000 at age 65 (the normal pension age for new joiners) or a pension of around Â£68,000 a year at his state pension age of 68.
At the moment women can get their State Pension at the age of 60 and men can get their State Pension at the age of 65. From 6 April 2020 the State Pension age for both men and women will be 65. The Government will introduce the change gradually over the 10-year period from 2010 to 2020 for women. If you are a woman born between 6 April 1950 and 5 April 1955, your State Pension age will be between 60 and 65.To find out your State Pension age and the date you will reach it, see the insert with this guide or visit our website at www.pensionguide.gov.uk.