The NHS’s best kept secret?
 Radiographers can benefit from a scheme which supplements reduced income resulting from temporary or permanent ill health caused by their employment. Even road traffic accidents to and from work may be eligible.
The Temporary Injury Allowance (TIA) is paid from the first day of a reduction in pay. It is intended to increase the level of money received from sick pay and social security benefits to 85 per cent of the pay received before the reduction. TIA is available to all NHS employees, without any length of employment qualification and whether or not they are members of the NHS Pension Scheme.
Permanent Injury Allowance will be paid if earning capacity is permanently reduced because of the illness/injury. It aims to top up NHS pension and certain social security benefits to ensure an 85 per cent guaranteed income.
“It is unfortunate that despite trades unions attempting to raise awareness of this benefit, many NHS employers do not include it as a normal part of the review of staff absences, “ says Linda Pennell, an SoR regional officer.
Application is normally made either via the payroll department or through human resources. The scheme itself is administered by the NHS Pensions Agency.
The SoR deal with a number of cases each year where staff are on either half pay or even no pay at all without anyone in the trust informing them of the benefit, or ensuring that application is made on their behalf.
“We know that radiology managers all want to do the best for staff, especially if they find themselves in the unfortunate position of extended absence from work when the cause is work related,” Linda comments.
“We hope that by bringing this to the attention of department managers, it will fill the gap left by HR departments not always being up to speed.”
Click here to download a pdf of the NHS Injury Benefits booklet.
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