News
Here you will find all news articles for those facing the challenges of childlessness.
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Southeastern high-speed train driver swaps rail-track for race-track
Deal based racing driver, Toby Trice, will be making his motorsport debut this weekend (May 18th) at the Ginetta Racing Drivers Club (GRDC) in Snetterton Park, Norfolk. The 28-year-old will be realising a dream as he lines up on the grid for his debut season with leading British Touring…
Support for midwives with infertility and having fertility treatments
Written by Katie Eaves, Senior Midwife at Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust
WARRIOR – Battling infertility, staying sane while trying to conceive
Let’s talk fertility. Fertility problems affect 1 in 8 couples and yet it’s not talked about very often. Tori Day has self-published her book based on her fertility journal while struggling to conceive.
Check out the new Understanding Fertility report courtesy of The Times & Raconteur, in association with Fertility Network
In 2016 the number of women having children over 40 was higher than the number of women under 20 for the first time since World War II, demonstrating that fertility treatments have come on leaps and bounds. Nonetheless, people all over the world are still plagued with infertility issues. The…
Opinion: A national disgrace, the IVF postcode lottery
by Aileen Feeney
Be kind to yourself this Mother’s Day
For anyone in the fertility community Mother’s Day can be one of the most agonising days of the year. You can be bombarded with Mother’s Day posts on social media, as well as adverts on television and cards in shops even in the weeks coming up to this Sunday. No…
Major review ordered into NHS-funded IVF treatment (and that could mean bad news for Stoke-on-Trent couples)
Stoke-on-Trent couples are currently the big winners in the IVF postcode lottery
I froze my eggs to have family but archaic laws mean I’m about to lose my only chance
Women should have the right to choose when to have children.
NHS Herts Valleys CCG reinstate funding for IVF
Effective from the 1st April 2019, Herts Valleys clinical commissioning group (CCG) have decided to reinstate funding for one IVF cycle for eligible couples. In October 2017, the CCG took the decision to withdraw funding for IVF when it was placed in formal financial turnaround. This week’s decision reinstates the…
Fertility Network UK Patient Survey
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CCG inefficiencies ‘blocking’ access to IVF
Exclusive to HSJ Data shows 13 clinical commissioning groups spent at least £4,000 per IVF cycle, while six spent £2,000 or less Fertility charity says “financial inefficiences” blocking access to IVF at time when access is at historic low NHS England to introduce non-mandatory benchmark prices to help CCGs obtain…
Things that matter are hard: a review of “Instant Family“
There is a moment about a third of the way into the new film Instant Family that felt as though someone had recorded my conversation in private and played it out to a cinema full of people. It was funny, awful, upsetting but utterly real all at the same time…
Fertility Network launches Fertility in the Workplace initiative to support employers and employees
Speaking at the launch of Fertility Network’s Fertility in the Workplace initiative, chief executive Aileen Feeney said: ‘Fertility treatment is on the increase with approaching 68,000 treatment cycles carried out every year in the UK and 1 in 6 couples (3.5 million people) affected, yet the majority of employers do not have…
Fresh hope for fertility patients in South Norfolk
South Norfolk CCG to reinstate NHS IVF from 1 April 2019 Sarah Norcross, co-chair of campaign group Fertility Fairness, said: ‘The news that South Norfolk clinical commissioning group (CCG) is reinstating NHS IVF from 1 April 2019 will give immense hope to fertility patients in South Norfolk. Clinically eligible women…
What to do with unused fertility medicines
Your IVF treatment cycle is over and you’ve got leftover fertility drugs. What can you do with these unused fertility medications? You may not want to see them go to waste, especially if you had to pay for these very expensive medicines yourself, but is it okay to donate or…
Tickets are now on sale for The Fertility Show Manchester!
Returning to Manchester for 2019, visitors to The Fertility Show will have unparalleled access to the greatest minds in fertility including a diverse range of exhibitors, speakers and support groups. Listen to panels of experts at the Let’s Talk Fertility stage and join an informative seminar. The unique seminar programme…
Fertility Network responds to HFEA state of fertility sector report and national patient survey
Commenting on the HFEA’s state of the fertility sector report and patient survey, Aileen Feeney, chief executive of patient-focused charity Fertility Network, said: ‘Fertility Network is pleased to have supported the HFEA in the development of the new National Fertility Patient Survey, and that their plans provide a focus on…
Thank you to everyone who signed our Scream4IVF petition – we have reached 100,000 signatures
Fresh hope for childless couples as Fertility Network’s #Scream4IVF petition passes 100,000 signatures mark for a Parliamentary debate
Coping with Christmas
Is there a best way to face the festive season when it fills you with dread? Here are some tips.
Have your say on the future of fertility treatment at NHS West Kent Clinical CCG
With a growing gap between the money available to pay for NHS care and the costs the NHS faces, NHS West Kent Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is considering reducing the number of cycles of IVF that would be funded by the NHS. This would enable more investment in other health…