Steve McCabe MP calls on government to Stop the Clock for fertility patients

Steve McCabe MP has urged the Health Secretary to Stop The Clock to safeguard fertility patients’ access to fertility treatments. Steve McCabe MP (Birmingham Selly Oak) has urged the Health Secretary to Stop The Clock to safeguard fertility patients’ access to fertility treatments. The Birmingham MP has tabled a Parliamentary Question to the Health SecretaryContinue reading Steve McCabe MP calls on government to Stop the Clock for fertility patients

40 years on from the world’s first IVF baby we should be celebrating our advancements in fertility treatment, not rationing them

Today (25 July 2018) marks Louise Brown’s 40th Birthday. Why is this special? Louise was the first baby to be born via IVF treatment, a moment which started a revolution in infertility treatment and has given so many parents hope of conceiving a child.

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The Government is allowing women to be cheated out of IVF treatment

Steve McCabe MP says we must have equality on the provision of IVF services across England as three Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) plan to restrict treatment to women under the age of 35 and the Department of Health and NHS England release contradictory statements in response to the latest figures on fertility treatment.

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Steve McCabe MP calls on the Government to stop the decommissioning of IVF services

Steve McCabe MP has tabled an Early Day Motion (EDM) calling for the Government to act quickly and stop Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) across England from reducing or entirely decommissioning their assisted conception services. There have already been three CCGs (South Norfolk, Mid-Essex CCG and North East)in England who have decommissioned their assisted conception services in the past year and now a further twenty-six are either considering reducing provision or decommissioning their assisted conception services entirely as a cost saving measure.

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