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Cambridgeshire and Peterborough clinical commissioning group (CCG) is consulting on cutting NHS IVF completely; it currently offers 1 NHS-funded IVF cycle. One of the key ways to stop this is to register your views with the CCG - and to tell your MP; details of how to contact your MP…

Both Richmond and Croydon CCG are consulting on proposals to cut funding for fertility treatment. If you want to have your say on these proposals, you can respond to the consultation and also go along to the open meetings. Richmond are holding a public meeting on 27th February and Croydon…

Patient day of action 25 March 2017 Make a difference: Fertility Network UK patient day of action Saturday 25 March 2017 Email, post and tweet #IVFx3  #TellyourMP #Therighttotry On Saturday 25 March 2017, Fertility Network UK is asking everyone affected by the unfair rationing of NHS fertility services to take…

Wirral clinical commissioning group is to reduce the number of NHS IVF cycles it provides from 3 to 2 and will also introduce new restrictions regarding access to NHS fertility services. These include: using restrictions around body mass index (BMI) and the smoking status of both partners; the eligibility threshold for IVF for…

Fancy something different for Valentine's Night? Join the Pants Project for a night of live music, pink champagne and canapes to raise funds and awareness for those facing fertility problems. The Pants Project will be auctioning underwear, jewellery and lots more with the proceeds going to help support people with…

When looking for help with fertility issues it can be a daunting task trying to find information. The aim of The Fertility Show is to provide a place where people can get the information and advice they need, all in one place in a safe and discreet environment.  With up…

Susan Seenan, chief executive of Fertility Network UK said: ‘Undergoing IVF is an incredibly stressful and lengthy process. Hospital appointments are numerous and acutely time-sensitive. Consequently, being able to access a local, convenient hospital is of incredible importance and can help to alleviate the stress caused by travelling long distances…

Ipswich and East Suffolk CCG is to continue to provide two NHS-funded IVF cycles after incredible feedback from the public. Its consultation on whether to cut the 2 IVF cycles it offers to 1 or 0 resulted in more than 1400 pieces of feedback from the public. Susan Seenan, chief executive…

Speaking at last week's House of Commons debate on equitable provision of NHS fertility services in England, Nicola Blackwood, Minister for Public Health made the following points. Infertility is a serious condition. The distress infertility causes cannot be overstated. Infertility has a powerful impact on those affected. It is therefore…

Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/704170653091145/?active_tab=about to have your chance to share your experiences and thoughts on the future of NHS fertility services. Is it fair that IVF access should be determined by a series of local rationing and budgetary decisions or is it a medical entitlement that should be available to all?…

Richard Clothier, a fertility patient in Bedfordshire. There is certainly a trend in England for Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) to reduce, and in some cases remove IVF treatment allocations altogether. What is not certain is that each CCG’s consultation has to lead to the intended decision going ahead. In November…

A FREE 6 week Life Skills programme called ‘Living Life to the Full’, through funding from Aware. Based on a CBT approach, it will look at ways to challenge your thinking and experience life in a more positive way. If you are struggling with coming to terms with a life…

Currently out of 209 CCGs, only 4 follow the NICE guideline in full. A further 31 offer three cycles but with restricted access criteria and at the moment a further 23 CCGs are considering making cuts to their funding.  We are working hard to try to make a difference, but…

Facing Christmas and the festive season when you’re childless by circumstance can be too painful to bear. It’s hard enough seeing images of family and what you don’t have and want during the rest of the year, but there’s something about Christmas that can make it far, far worse. Perhaps…

Facing Christmas and the festive season when you’re struggling with fertility issues can be too painful to bear. It’s hard enough seeing images of family and what you don’t have and want during the rest of the year, but there’s something about Christmas that can make it far, far worse.…

On Sunday 11th December, 9 ACeBabes children and their parents attended a fun activity evening including ten pin bowling and climbing at Dundonald Sports Complex.  Afterwards they got the opportunity to meet Santa in a specially adapted grotto in a party room.  It was an emotional reunion for the parents,…

Gerry voiced his support for the campaign to lobby for more than one NHS IVF treatment cycle in line with NICE Guidance on fertility, 2013. Fertility Network UK wants the Department of Health to consider a move to 2 full IVF treatment cycles in the first instance. With 1 in…

Commenting on Fertility Fairness’ 2016 report on access to NHS fertility services in England, Susan Seenan, chief executive of leading patient charity Fertility Network UK said: ‘As  Minister for Public Health Nicola Blackwood has stated, it is unacceptable that all medical help is being denied to fertility patients in some…

Greater Manchester is the best place to live in England if you need IVF, according to new national audit date from campaign group Fertility Fairness. Only four out of 209 (1.9 per cent) clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in the country follow national guidance on access to NHS fertility treatment fully…

The researchers stated  "Nearly all costly add-on treatments offered by UK fertility clinics to increase the chance of a birth through IVF are not supported by high-quality evidence"  Many of these options are expensive and, particularly where NHS fertility treatment is not being offered, can put a huge financial burden…