Following up on the article in the Financial Times, the Guardian contacted PET about the downturn in NHS-funded IVF treatment.
Journalist, Rachel Hall, reached out for more information on the story to inform the Guardian's readership about the cuts to fertility services.
Data from the PET Fertility Policy Tracker shows that almost 70 percent of NHS areas in England now offer only one cycle of IVF.
PET Director Sarah Norcross was quoted in the Guardian saying
'Fertility treatment has always been a Cinderella service. It’s always been the one they’ve chosen to cut or to ignore. NICE has recommended three full NHS-funded cycles, for women under 40, for more than 20 years. This has never been implemented across England, unlike in Scotland.'
PET will continue to keep the Fertility Policy Tracker up to date each month and to campaign for improved access to treatment on the NHS.
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