Category Archives: Healthcare

NHS Pension – exit planning tips

NHS pension exit

In 2019 Robson Laidler Wealth wrote a blog entitled NHS Pensions – handy hints to plan your exit   This has been one of our team’s most viewed blogs yet since 2019 there have been a few changes, which you should be aware of.  One thing that hasn’t changed and […]

The Autumn Budget Changes to Pensions

The Autumn Budget Changes to Pensions

If you have a UK pension then you may need to be aware of three important changes that were announced in the recent Autumn Budget:   No 1.  The change to the age that you can take an income from an invested pension. We’ve been mentioning this to our clients […]

GPs given until 12 November to declare 2019/20 earnings

GP earnings

Under regulations that took effect from 1 October, GPs and practice employees with more than £150,000 in NHS earnings in the 2019/20 financial year are required to declare this income by 12 November.   The full guidance is now available and can be found here:   https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/general-practice-pay-transparency-guidance/   The Robson […]

How can I look after my employees’ financial wellbeing?

financial wellbeing

In these tricky times, how do you as an employer remain profitable whilst trying to look after the wellbeing of your employees? Many employers ask us what an acceptable level of employee benefits is and of course this has to fit within their budget.   The pension Since around 2012, […]

Financial Planning for GPs

GP financial planning

GPs need to focus on their future financial planning just like the rest of us. Most GPs we talk to are working long hours in addition to patients with Covid, they are dealing with the fall out of long Covid, mental health issues exacerbated by the pandemic and also those […]

Healthcare professional expenses- what can you claim?

healthcare expenses

As a healthcare professional, how many times have you purchased a work-related expense and not claimed for it? Are you confident you are maximising your income by claiming all tax-deductible expenses that you have incurred as part of your job? Are you sure that your tax responsibilities are being fully […]

Tax Reminder for NHS Pension Members

NHS pension

NHS Pension Members – Don’t forget to declare excesses from your 19/20 pension savings on your January Self Assessment return. If you have exceeded your Annual Allowance for 19/20 and you don’t have sufficient unused annual allowance to carry forward to cover the excess, you must declare this on your […]

Primary dental care COVID-19 update

dentist covid

Our healthcare team have prepared an update document setting out the measures being proposed for general dental practices and community dental services regarding the emerging COVID-19 situation. We have also provided comments in regards to the application of these. An electronic copy of the NHS England preparedness letter, and all other […]

Freedom of time, mind and finance for healthcare clients

financial freedom

Our mission at Robson Laidler is to enable individuals and businesses to gain more freedom, through expert advice at every stage of their journey.   We therefore aim to help create freedom of time, mind and financial freedom for all of our clients including our healthcare clients.   In recent […]

NHS Pensions – handy hints to plan your exit

NHS Pension

For most of the doctors I meet, their NHS Pension will underpin their retirement planning.  So, it’s probably a good idea to get clued up/take some advice if you have a specific date/lifestyle in mind! Here’s what you should be thinking about: We think it’s a good idea to determine […]