Southend Clinical Commissioning
Group (CCG) are planning to remove NHS funded IVF treatment for infertile
couples, except in exceptional circumstances, against NICE guidelines which
state 3 rounds of treatment should be available and in contrast to other local
Commissioning Groups.
Milton Ward Cllr Cheryl
Nevin said “This restriction in NHS treatment is purely due to financial
constraints, producing a postcode lottery for couples on low incomes and
disproportionally affects women”.
Cheryl, who is also Chair of
People Scrutiny committee said ”I am concerned that Southend CCG, who are
currently in a period of consultation, weren’t mentioned in a recent Guardian
article about the number of Trusts reviewing these services. We need to hear
more about the impact this will have on patients who are accessing these
services currently, or have had past experience”.
“This is just another
example where cuts are being made, not based on clinical evidence but due to
the Governments poor financial management”.
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