IVF
Commons · Question 128338 · Tabled 20 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 24 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Pippa Heylings
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce regional variation in IVF provision following publication of the updated NICE fertility guidelines.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 24 Apr 2026
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.On 31 March, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published its updated fertil...