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IVF: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that (a) NHS Lincolnshire and (b) other Integrated Care Boards implement the NICE Fertility Guideline recommending (i) three full cycles of IVF fo

answeredRichard TiceDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
29 Aug 2025
Target answer date
2 Sept 2025
Answer
13 Oct 2025 · 45 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 29 Aug 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that (a) NHS Lincolnshire and (b) other Integrated Care Boards implement the NICE Fertility Guideline recommending (i) three full cycles of IVF fo

  2. 2 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 13 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    The Government recognises that fertility treatment across the National Health Service in England is subject to variation in access. Work continues between the Department and NHS England to improve NHS-funded fertility services.We expect integrated care bo...

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