National Infertility Group Report January 2013

The report was produced by the National Infertility Group in January 2013, with recommendations on IVF criteria for all eligible couples, for the consideration of Scottish Government Ministers.


Appendix C Membership and original remit

Membership of the National Infertility Group during 2012

Name

Role

Organisation

Ian Crichton (Chair)

Chief Executive

NHS National Services Scotland

Gwenda Burns

Scottish Branch Co-ordinator

Infertility Network Scotland

Dr Catherine Calderwood

Senior Medical Officer (Women and Children's Health)

Scottish Government

Dr Charles Clark

Public Health Consultant and Child Health Commissioner

NHS Lanarkshire

Dr James Chalmers

Consultant in Public Health Medicine

NHS Information Services Division

Sarah Corcoran

Policy Manager, Maternal and Infant Health Branch

Scottish Government

Dr Heather Currie

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary

NHS Dumfries and Galloway

Celina Davis

Principal Information Analyst

NHS Information Services Division

Ellen Drew

Clinical Embryologist, Ninewells Hospital Dundee

NHS Tayside

John Froggatt

Deputy Director, Child and Maternal Health

Scottish Government

Janette Hannah

Policy Officer, Maternal and Infant Health

Scottish Government

Dr Mark Hamilton

Consultant Gynaecologist, Assisted Reproduction Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Aberdeen Maternity Hospital

NHS Grampian

Andrew Jackson

Associate Director in Strategic Planning

NHS Lothian

Dr Vanessa Kay

Consultant Gynaecologist, Assisted Conception Unit, Ninewells Hospital

NHS Tayside

Dr Helen Lyall

Sub-specialist Consultant in Infertility and Reproductive Medicine

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Anne McConnell

Business/Quality Manager, Assisted Conception Unit, Ninewells Hospital

NHS Tayside

Dr David McQueen

Consultant Gynaecologist & Director of Medical Education, Forth Valley Royal Hospital

NHS Forth Valley

Alison McTavish

Nurse Manager, Assisted Reproduction Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Aberdeen Maternity Hospital

NHS Grampian

Lynne Nicol

Head of Maternal and Infant Health Branch

Scottish Government

Susan Seenan

Deputy Chief Executive

Infertility Network

Dr Joo Thong

Consultant in Charge of Assisted Conception Unit, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

NHS Lothian

Isabel Traynor

Assisted Conception Service Nurse Manager, Glasgow Royal Infirmary

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Dr Lorna Watson

Consultant in Public Health Medicine, NHS Fife, Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of St Andrews

NHS Fife

Sheena Young

Head of Business Development

Infertility Network

Role and Remit of National Infertility Group - April 2010

The Group, Chaired by Ian Crichton, Chief Executive of NHS National Services Scotland, is a national one, convened by the Scottish Government, bringing together service representatives, key national bodies and stakeholder groups.

Members will actively provide expert knowledge and advice to the development of existing and evolving Scottish Government policy on infertility and its implementation within NHS Boards.

Members will provide two way communication and liaison between the constituent bodies they represent and the Infertility Group.

Ministerial advice and support

The Group will provide Ministers with an interim report by end 2011, and a final report by end December 2012.

The Group will provide proactive and reactive advice and further guidance to Ministers as appropriate.

Workplan

The Group's workplan will be driven initially by the role and remit. Issues for the Group to consider and make recommendations to Scottish Government Ministers include:

  • Waiting times and Implementation of current EAGISS guidelines and updated 2007 criteria
  • Patient access to IUI
  • Definition of a cycle
  • Effective, person-centred, pathways of care
  • Standardising of access criteria to ensure high quality and equitable care across Scotland. This includes social criteria such as children living in the home, patients who smoke and BMI limit
  • Review of EAGISS guidelines and updated 2007 criteria
  • Same sex couples - access to services - all NHS Boards must be compatible with the Equality Act
  • Data collection - to be led by colleagues in Information Services Division in collaboration with the HFEA

It is anticipated that some of the work will be developed in small sub-groups.

Contact

Email: Janette Hannah

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