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CCG 1074 IVF Treatment

Request 1

According to your current IVF treatment policy:

 How many cycles of IVF do you offer to eligible patients?

  1. Do you fund a full cycle of IVF, as defined by NICE, which includes replacement of all frozen embryos? If not how many frozen embryo transfers do you fund?
  2. What is your upper and lower age limit that female patients must meet in order to qualify for treatment?
  3. Do you fund one full cycle of IVF for women aged 40-42 in line with the NICE guidance?
  4. Do you have an age criterion that male patients must meet in order to qualify for treatment? If so, please state what the criteria is.
  5. How long do couples need to be trying to conceive before becoming eligible for treatment?
  6. What eligibility criteria do you apply in relation to existing children that either one or both partners may have?
  7. What policy is in place (if any) for the use of Single Embryo Transfer?
  8. Do you fund fertility treatment for same sex couples, and if so what eligibility criteria do they have to fulfil?

 

Response 1

  1. Two
  2. Yes
  3. 18-42
  4. Yes
  5. No
  6. Two years
  7. Neither partner should have any living children (this includes adopted children) from that or any previous relationship
  8. All providers are required to have a multiple birth minimization policy
  9. Yes, the criteria is the same as for heterosexual couples.

 

Request 2

What is the average cost of a cycle of an IVF cycle funded by the CCG and what does that include? 

Response 2

The average cost of a cycle of IVF is approximately £3,500. 

Full Cycle is the term used to define a full IVF treatment; it should include 1 episode of ovarian stimulation and the transfer of any resultant fresh and frozen embryo(s) (NICE 2013). Or The definition of a single full treatment cycle is the replacement of a fresh embryo and subsequent sequential replacement of all frozen embryos derived from the cycle until pregnancy is successful or harvested embryos have been exhausted. 

Request 3

What providers does the CCG contract with to provide IVF services? 

Response 3

Care Fertility Sheffield Limited and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. 

Request 4

Is the assisted conception policy available on the CCG’s website? If so please provide a link to the policy. 

Response 4

Yes.

http://www.rotherhamccg.nhs.uk/Downloads/Policies%20and%20Procedures/Individual%20Funding%20Request%20Policies/YH%20Fertility%20Policy%20Final%20for%20Rotherham%20CCG.pdf

 

Request 5

In the last 12 months, how many patients have applied for fertility funding (both successfully and unsuccessfully) through an Individual Funding Request? 

Response 5

Four requests have been received for fertility treatment for NHS Rotherham CCG patients during 1 June 2016 to 31 May 2017 none were approved.

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