South East London Integrated Care Board

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

Confirmed
Areas covered

Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham, Southwark

Including neighbourhoods: Abbey Wood, Barnehurst, Bellingham, Belvedere, Bickley, Biggin Hill, Bishop's, Blackfen and Lamorbey, Blackheath, Blackheath Westcombe, Blendon and Penhill, Brampton, Brixton Hill, Brockley, Bromley Common and Keston, Bromley Town, Brunswick Park, Camberwell Green, Catford South, Cathedrals, Charlton, Chaucer, Chelsfield and Pratts Bottom, Chislehurst, Christchurch, Clapham Common, Clapham Town, Clock House, Coldharbour, Coldharbour and New Eltham, College, Colyers, Copers Cope, Cray Meadows, Cray Valley East, Cray Valley West, Crayford, Crofton Park, Crystal Palace, Danson Park, Darwin, Downham, East Dulwich, East Walworth, East Wickham, Eltham North, Eltham South, Eltham West, Erith, Evelyn, Falconwood and Welling, Faraday, Farnborough and Crofton, Ferndale, Forest Hill, Gipsy Hill, Glyndon, Grange, Greenwich West, Grove Park, Hayes and Coney Hall, Herne Hill, Kelsey and Eden Park, Kidbrooke with Hornfair, Knight's Hill, Ladywell, Larkhall, Lee Green, Lesnes Abbey, Lewisham Central, Livesey, Longlands, Middle Park and Sutcliffe, Mottingham and Chislehurst North, New Cross, Newington, North End, Northumberland Heath, Nunhead, Orpington, Oval, Peckham, Peckham Rye, Penge and Cator, Peninsula, Perry Vale, Petts Wood and Knoll, Plaistow and Sundridge, Plumstead, Prince's, Riverside, Rotherhithe, Rushey Green, Shooters Hill, Shortlands, South Bermondsey, South Camberwell, St Leonard's, St Mary's, St Michael's, Stockwell, Streatham Hill, Streatham South, Streatham Wells, Surrey Docks, Sydenham, Telegraph Hill, Thamesmead East, Thamesmead Moorings, The Lane, Thornton, Thurlow Park, Tulse Hill, Vassall, Village, West Wickham, Whitefoot, Woolwich Common, Woolwich Riverside

Summary

South East London Integrated Care Board currently funds 2 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
2 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 (or single person) should have a living child from their relationship or any previous relationship, including adopted children.
Additional Notes
Up to 2 cycles for under 40s; 1 cycle for ages 40-42 (if no previous IVF). Natural cycle IVF not funded. Neither partner may have undergone previous sterilisation. [ICSI: Funded under the same criteria as IVF. Up to 2 cycles for under 40s; 1 cycle for ages 40-42. Neither partner may have undergone previous sterilisation.]

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