IVF
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have accessed NHS funded IVF treatment in each year since 2021; and how many people have accessed privately funded IVF treatment in each year since 2021.
Answered by Karin Smyth
The following table shows the number of National Health Service funded and privately funded in vitro fertilization (IVF) patients each year since 2021 for which information is published:
Year of treatment | NHS-funded IVF patients | Private funded IVF patients |
2022 | 15,212 | 38,555 |
2021 | 15,543 | 38,706 |
Source: provided by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) Register.
Notes:
- the data is as recorded by the HFEA on 1 May 2025 and reflects the data on this date, and may change over time;
- the data is preliminary and quality assurance processes with clinics have not yet completed, and will be available in due course for 2023 and 2024;
- this data includes patients undergoing treatment where the cycle was begun with the intention of immediate treatment, instead of storing eggs or embryos for future use; and
- data from one clinic is excluded due to data reporting issues.
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