Submitted on Thursday 25th September 2014
Published on Thursday 25th September 2014
Current status: Closed
Closed: Monday 30th March 2015
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IVF: Encouraging uptake of guidelines
The organisation Fertility Fairness recently conducted a survey that found widespread variation in the availability and provision of IVF across the country. Over 80% of Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) do not provide the nationally recommended number of 3 IVF cycles. At least 45% do not use the nationally recommended definition of a cycle of IVF, instead using local definitions to cut costs. Additionally a variety of restrictive access criteria are also used that appear to have no clinical justification.
We would like to request that the Department of Health:
1. Discusses with NHS England how to ensure full implementation of the NICE Guideline for 3 cycles of IVF.
2. Discusses with NHS England and NICE how to ensure CCGs standardise the definition of a full cycle of IVF.
3. Discusses with NHS England the enforcement of standardised eligibility criteria, in line with the policy in the devolved nations.
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