Views on infertility to be heard

May 31 2009

Patients in Scotland will be given a direct influence on the direction of infertility treatment, it has been announced.

Infertility Network Scotland, an organisation of past and present patients, will be funded by the Scottish Government for three years to work with health boards on ensuring fairer access to treatment.

Talks will now begin between the government, health boards that refer patients and specialist NHS fertility centres on how the network can help address waiting times and local differences in access to treatment.