NHS waiting lists - the other reason over 50s are withdrawing from the workforce
In the Chancellor's new budget, a great deal of emphasis has been placed on the increasing number of over-50s leaving the workforce. This has led to a number of policies aimed at enticing this population back to work – including the much-lauded policies around raising the cap on interest free pension draw-down. However, this is not addressing one of the key reasons for people leaving the workforce – increasing NHS waiting lists.