Fertility: LGBT+ People
Commons · Question 25233 · Tabled 21 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Sarah Champion
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure local integrated care boards implement NHS guidance on equitable access to fertility treatment for same-sex female couples.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 27 Jan 2025
Funding decisions for health services in England are made by integrated care boards (ICBs) and are based on the clinical needs of their local population. ICBs are expected to commission fertility services in line with National Institute for Health and Car...