HFEA is inviting
fertility patients to have their say in a new poll aimed at
gaining the views and experiences of people throughout the UK who
have had, are undergoing or are preparing for fertility treatment.
Tens of thousands of people go through fertility treatment every
year. Their views and concerns about the treatment they receive
are important in helping improve the quality of care across the sector.
Being run in collaboration with Ipsos MORI, the panel will be
balanced in terms of age, gender, location and ethnicity, to
provide a representative sample of people’s experiences from
across the UK.
People taking part in the ‘Fertility - Have Your Say’ panel will
be contacted roughly every three months to be asked questions
regarding their experiences, values and about the support they
need at each stage of their treatment.
‘Fertility - Have Your Say’ will give people a chance to comment
on their care and will help HFEA shape the broader policies
affecting the fertility sector as a whole.
Prof Lisa Jardine, Chair of the HFEA, said:
“The views of people going through fertility treatment are
important to us because they are the only ones who can tell us
what it’s really like.
Only through hearing about the experience of patients can we gain
a real understanding of the issues facing people as they journey
through the rollercoaster of fertility treatment.The information
we gather from this panel will be invaluable in helping to shape
the fertility sector to provide the best possible experience and
outcome for patients.”
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Notes to editors
- To sign up please go to www.hfea.gov.uk/haveyoursay
- The HFEA is the independent regulator for IVF treatment and
embryo research. Our role is to protect patients and the public
interest, to drive improvement in the treatment and research
sectors and to provide information to the public and policymakers
about treatment and research.
- The HFEA was set up in August 1991 as part of the Human
Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990. The HFEA’s principal tasks
are to license and monitor clinics that carry out in vitro
fertilisation (IVF), artificial insemination (AI) and human embryo
research. The HFEA also regulates the storage of gametes (eggs and
sperm) and embryos. See ww.hfea.gov.uk for further details.
For further information please contact the HFEA press office.
Contacts:
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HFEA Press Office
Phone: 020 7291 8226
press.office@hfea.gov.uk