Question follow-through · 74563
IVF
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to review the NICE guidelines on NHS-funded IVF treatment to allow for exceptions in cases where (a) short-term illness and (b) clinical advice from NHS staff has preve
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 2 Sept 2025
- Target answer date
- 4 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 9 Sept 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
2 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to review the NICE guidelines on NHS-funded IVF treatment to allow for exceptions in cases where (a) short-term illness and (b) clinical advice from NHS staff has preve
4 Sept 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Sept 2025
Answer published
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is an independent body and is responsible for ensuring that its guidelines are up to date in light of changes to the evidence and clinical practice. NICE’s guideline on the management of fertili...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Menopause: Ethnic Groups
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General Practitioners: Menopause
14 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing mandatory training for GPs on (a) identifying symptoms and (b) offering treatment for the Menopause.
Health Professions: Training
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Podiatry
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