For transitional members, i.e. those with benefit entitlement from both the NHSPSS 2015 and NHSPS Scotland, on redundancy before age 55 only benefits from the 1995 section of the NHSSS are available.

No further accrual in the NHSPSS 2015 is permitted if 1995 section NHSPS Scotland benefits become payable in these circumstances.

Where members have benefits in both schemes, if employers are to meet the costs of unreduced benefits on compulsory early retirement, costs are determined as the sum of the costs calculated separately for each scheme as covered by this guidance and the equivalent guidance for the NHSPS Scotland.