End the IVF postcode lottery: ensure NHS-funded IVF follows NICE guidance — 9 signatures. Status: rejected.
We call on the UK Government to create a National Fertility Strategy for England, ensuring fair NHS-funded IVF access in line with NICE guidance on treatment cycles and age limits, and addressing inequalities in eligibility, waiting times, diagnosis, fertility preservation and psychological support.
The Government should work with local NHS commissioners to address unjustified differences in eligibility criteria, the number of funded IVF cycles and age limits. National standards should improve consistency, transparency and accountability, building on existing data to monitor regional variation and progress. Local decisions should be clinically justified and should not create avoidable barriers to treatment based solely on postcode. Patients deserve fair access, wherever they live.
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