Essex CCG considers bringing back NHS IVF
North-east Essex could be reinstating free IVF treatment on the NHS after a controversial decision to withdraw treatment...
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CCG (Clinical Commissioning Group)
Set up by the Health and Social Care Act 2012, CCGs are responsible for the commissioning of most hospital and community NHS services in local areas. CCGs replaced Primary Care Trusts from April 2013 and are overseen by NHS England. All GP practices now belong to CCGs.
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IVF Fairness petition closed due to UK election
A petition to Parliament to tackle the national discrepancies in NHS IVF provision has been closed due to the upcoming UK general election...
Teen cancer patients not told about fertility risks
The Teenage Cancer Trust has recommended that the negative effect of cancer treatments on fertility needs to be better communicated to patients...
NHS group denies single women IVF treatment
An NHS group has banned single women from accessing funded fertility treatment...
Single mother families formed through assisted reproduction: the evidence
Last week's news that public funds for assisted reproduction are not being made available to single women in South East London piqued my interest...
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG suspends funded IVF indefinitely
The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group has decided to withdraw NHS-funded fertility services after a temporary suspension in 2017...
IVF postcode lottery 'blights patients' lives and damages the NHS' reputation', says minister
Health minister Jackie Doyle-Price has urged England's 195 clinical commission groups to end the IVF postcode lottery...
HFEA issues first commissioning guidance for fertility treatment
The UK Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority has released new commissioning guidance offering NHS clinical commissioning groups advice on delivering high-quality cost-effective fertility services.
Transgender fertility rights case against NHS dropped
A legal dispute over access to NHS fertility services for transgender people has been resolved after new guidelines were issued...
South Norfolk bucks national trend to increase funding for IVF
South Norfolk Clinical Commissioning Group has decided to increase IVF funding for eligible couples to receive two cycles of treatment rather than none...