North East London Integrated Care Board

England. NHS-funded fertility treatment guidance and eligibility criteria.

Confirmed
Areas covered

Barking and Dagenham, City of London, Hackney, Havering, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest

Including neighbourhoods: Abbey, Aldborough, Alibon, Barking, Barkingside, Beckton, Becontree, Bethnal Green North, Bethnal Green South, Blackwall and Cubitt Town, Boleyn, Bow East, Bow West, Bridge, Bromley-by-Bow, Brooklands, Brownswood, Cann Hall, Canning Town North, Canning Town South, Cathall, Cazenove, Chadwell, Chadwell Heath, Chapel End, Chatham, Chingford Green, Church End, Clayhall, Clementswood, Clissold, Cranbrook, Cranham, Custom House, Dalston, De Beauvoir, East Ham Central, East Ham North, East Ham South, East India and Lansbury, Eastbrook, Eastbury, Elm Park, Emerson Park, Endlebury, Fairlop, Forest, Forest Gate North, Forest Gate South, Fullwell, Gascoigne, Goodmayes, Gooshays, Goresbrook, Green Street East, Green Street West, Grove Green, Hackney Central, Hackney Downs, Hacton, Haggerston, Hainault, Hale End and Highams Park, Harold Wood, Hatch Lane, Havering Park, Heath, Heaton, High Street, Higham Hill, Hoe Street, Hoxton, Hylands, King's Park, Larkwood, Lea Bridge, Leabridge, Leyton, Leytonstone, Limehouse, Little Ilford, Longbridge, Lordship, Loxford, Manor Park, Markhouse, Mawneys, Mayesbrook, Mayfield, Mile End and Globe Town, Mile End East, Millwall, Monkhams, New River, Newbury, Parsloes, Pettits, Plaistow North, Plaistow South, Queensbridge, Rainham and Wennington, Redbridge, River, Roding, Romford Town, Royal Docks, Seven Kings, Shadwell, Snaresbrook, South Hornchurch, Spitalfields and Banglatown, Springfield, Squirrel's Heath, St Andrew's, St Dunstan's and Stepney Green, St Katharine's and Wapping, Stoke Newington Central, Stratford and New Town, Thames, Tower Hamlets, Upminster, Valence, Valentines, Valley, Victoria, Village, Wall End, Walthamstow, Wanstead, Weavers, West Ham, Whalebone, Whitechapel, Wick, William Morris, Wood Street

Summary

North East London Integrated Care Board currently funds 3 cycles of IVF for eligible patients. To qualify, you generally need to be under 42, have a BMI between 19 and 30, have no living children from any relationship. Both partners must be non-smokers.

IVF/ICSI

NHS-funded cycles
3 Full
Age Range
Up to 42
BMI requirement
19 to 30
IUI cycles required before IVF
12
Smoking
Non-smoker required
Endometriosis
Standard
Children from previous relationships
Neither partner has a child, or one partner has a child from a previous relationship but the other does not.
Additional Notes
Under 40: up to 3 cycles. 40-42: 1 cycle. No previous sterilisation. Same-sex/single people require 12 self-funded IUI cycles (6 if aged 36+) before IVF. [ICSI: Funded as part of IVF cycle. Under 40: up to 3 cycles. 40-42: 1 cycle. No previous sterilisation. Same-sex/single people require 12 self-funded IUI cycles (6 if aged 36+) before IVF.]

Funding varies by postcode

NHS IVF funding varies significantly across the UK. Depending on which health board your GP is registered with, you may be entitled to a different number of cycles — or different criteria may apply. If you haven't already, it's worth exploring the map to understand the full picture.

See the funding map