Read all the clinic news items from 2018.
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Find out how to access the 2017-2018 state of the fertility sector report, as well as the detailed results of our national fertility patient survey.
As some of you may know there are some issues with CaFC on our website. These issues seem to be concentrated in the location search feature only, other methods of searching clinic (by name or through the A-Z listing) are functional. We are looking into some other reports of related functions not working as well.
You may be aware that the changes made to the Choose a fertility clinic function on our website have been the subject of a legal challenge brought by the Assisted Reproduction and Gynaecology Centre (ARGC).
22/10/2018 - In September’s edition of Clinic Focus we advised that the new edition of the Code of Practice, subject to sign off from the Secretary of State, will go live later this year.
The best way for men to ensure that their gametes are available to their wives or partners for use in fertility treatment in the event of their death, is to store them at an HFEA licensed clinic during their lifetime and to provide written consent to storage and posthumous use. There is sometimes a mistaken view that family members can give consent on behalf of the gamete provider when he cannot do so himself, and that the law has changed to allow harvesting and use in the absence of consent. This is not the case and the HFEA has not changed its stance.
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has developed guidance on how to prevent Zika virus transmission through substances of human origin.
This morning the web version of the Code of Practice stopped functioning correctly.
Clinic Focus is our popular monthly newsletter aimed at clinic staff, bringing you all the latest news, actions and updates from the HFEA.
We have published our new business plan for the coming financial year. This sets out how we will deliver our strategic vision of high quality care for everyone affected by fertility treatment.
We are pleased to confirm that the submission system issues have now been resolved. Work continues to resolve the issue with portal applications.
To help you prepare for PRISM, our new data entry system, we’ve put together an FAQ to answer all your questions.
Today we are opening our new updated draft edition of the Code for consultation, until Friday 1 June.
After receiving feedback from clinic staff we have published the list of authorised processes on our Portal.
01/03/2018 - New guest speakers have been announced for this year’s HFEA conference. Jackie Doyle-Price MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Mental Health and Inequalities, Louise Brown and Dr. John Webster who delivered Louise will all give short talks.
The minutes of the December 2017 meeting with the Code of Practice Update (October 2018) Working Group are now available. The meeting discussed the main proposed changes to the Code of Practice for the October 2018 update.
08/02/2018 - Once again, this year’s HFEA Annual Conference will be CPD accredited. Delegates can claim one point per hour of attendance, excluding breaks.
08/02/2018 - A new leaflet brings together all parents of donor-conceived children need to know about accessing information from us.
07/02/2018 - Registration is now open for this year’s annual conference which will take place on Thursday 15 March at Church House, Westminster, London SW1P 3NZ.
15/01/2018 - The 2018 annual conference will take place on Thursday March 15 at Church house in Westminster.
15/01/2018 - We will be launching a new edition of the Code of Practice in October 2018 and need you to help us shape our thinking about the main proposed changes to guidance, and the structure and usability of the Code.