NHS retirement policy

[scottishlass]

I have a friend who is a USA trained Family Medicine doc with quite a few years of experience. He is interested in moving to Scotland to practise medicine but is concerned about forced retirement - he is 55 years old right now. Do any of you UK folks know what the situation is now? Are you required to retire at a particular age and would my friend's age make it difficult for him to secure a position within the NHS?

Thanks for your feedback

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[Kev (UK)]

The official current retirement age is 65. However, whilst most choose to retire at or before this age, you can continue to work beyond this age and I have met family physicians (GPs) who have continued working in the NHS well into their 70s.

Some parts of Scotland have a real shortage of experienced GPs so I can't imagine it will be a problem.