9 June 2014
The Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has
agreed in principle to fund IVF treatment for couples in the area, although a
formal decision on the matter will be made at a later date.
The NHS Vale of York CCG continued a policy of not funding
IVF treatment that was adopted by the former Primary Care Trust in 2010, from which
it inherited £3.5 million of debt.
A CCG spokeswoman
said: 'Members of the NHS Vale of York CCG Governing Body met today and agreed
in principle to make IVF available to couples in the Vale of York via a joint
commissioning approach with NHS Scarborough and Ryedale CCG'.
A final decision will be reached on 19 June.
The National Institute for Health and Care
Excellence (NICE) fertility guideline states that eligible women aged under 40 with
unexplained fertility should be offered three cycles of IVF treatment on the
NHS.
Although a number of CCGs do not provide the recommended
number of IVF cycles, York remains the last place in the UK not
to offer any cycles of IVF funded by the NHS after Scarborough and Ryedale
CCG decided to reintroduce funding for the procedure, the York Press reports.
One IVF cycle costs
the NHS up to £3,600, with additional drug charges. This cost can be even greater for
couples who have to resort to private treatment.
The Yorkshire Post reports that approximately 3,000 couples a year seek IVF
treatment in York, with the majority funding it themselves. If the CCG was to keep in
line with the NICE fertility guideline then it is estimated IVF treatment would
cost the trust £14 million a year, the newspaper states.
Vale of York CCG
recently reported 'the aspiration of the CCG to be a NICE-compliant body with regard to
IVF', said BBC News.
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York Press
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6 June 2014
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Yorkshire Post
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29 May 2014
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BBC News
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5 June 2014
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York Press
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30 May 2014
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