IVF: Patients face postcode lottery for treatment Nearly 90% of clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) fail to offer would-be-mothers the recommended three cycles of IVF treatment, new figures show.
Of the 208 CCGs in England, only 24 meet national guidelines and seven offer no treatment at all.
Couples trying to conceive through IVF have described the disparity as "crazy and unfair".
Campaign group Fertility Fairness has urged the government to intervene.
Its figures are based on Freedom of Information requests sent to CCGs across England, of which all 208 replied. BBC News
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Some NHS regions fail to fund any IVF treatment, report finds - The Times The Times
Of the 208 CCGs in England, only 24 meet national guidelines and seven offer no treatment at all.
Couples trying to conceive through IVF have described the disparity as "crazy and unfair".
Campaign group Fertility Fairness has urged the government to intervene.
Its figures are based on Freedom of Information requests sent to CCGs across England, of which all 208 replied. BBC News
See also:
Some NHS regions fail to fund any IVF treatment, report finds - The Times The Times
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