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IVF funding suspended by many NHS trusts
By Kimberley Smith on 14/03/2011 13:49:09
Cuts to IVF funding mean postcode lottery for infertile couples, with two thirds willing to move home to find IVF on the NHS
for fertility treatment altogether, research by the Infertility Network has discovered. And though national guidelines suggest that PCTs should offer three IVF cycles on the NHS, a Department of Health survey found in 2009 that only 30% of trusts offered all
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NHS to save money by suspending IVF?
By Kimberley Smith on 09/12/2010 13:26:24
Health Secretary concerned NHS trusts are suspending IVF treatment due to funding problems
Despite NICE (National Institute for Clinical Excellence) guidelines that state infertile couples should be allowed three IVF cycles on the NHS, several local trusts have suspended treatment to save cash.Currently eight trusts have suspended new IVF
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IVF secret weapon criticised
By Kimberley Smith on 18/08/2011 11:45:27
Aspirin may not be the IVF aid it’s rumoured to be
Despite many doctors recommending a daily dose of aspirin to women undergoing IVF, there is no evidence that the drug has any effect on the treatment’s outcome.New research combined the findings of 13 international studies on the effect of aspirin
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NHS IVF post code lottery condemned by MPs
By Kimberley Smith on 09/06/2011 14:11:46
Health service criticised for ignoring NICE guidelines and causing variations in the availability of IVF across the UK
Sussex. The West Sussex Trust did not take on any new IVF patients last year.“Now we are in a new financial year, the decision we made last year on fertility treatment has been reviewed and funding has been reinstated for all eligible cases,” she added
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