South West London Integrated Care Board

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

Confirmed
Areas covered

Croydon, Kingston upon Thames, Merton, Richmond upon Thames, Sutton, Wandsworth

Including neighbourhoods: Abbey, Addiscombe, Alexandra, Ashburton, Balham, Barnes, Barnes Common, Beddington North, Beddington South, Bedford, Belmont, Bensham Manor, Berrylands, Beverley, Broad Green, Canbury, Cannon Hill, Carshalton Central, Carshalton South and Clockhouse, Cheam, Chessington North and Hook, Chessington South, Colliers Wood, Coombe Hill, Coombe Vale, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon West, Cricket Green, Croham, Dundonald, Earlsfield, East Putney, East Sheen, Fairfield, Fieldway, Figge's Marsh, Fulwell and Hampton Hill, Furzedown, Graveney, Grove, Ham Petersham and Richmond Riverside, Hampton, Hampton North, Hampton Wick, Heathfield, Hillside, Kenley, Kew, Latchmere, Lavender Fields, Longthornton, Lower Morden, Merton Park, Mortlake and Barnes Common, New Addington, Nightingale, Nonsuch, Norbiton, Norbury, North Richmond, Northcote, Old Malden, Pollards Hill, Purley, Queenstown, Ravensbury, Raynes Park, Roehampton, Sanderstead, Selhurst, Selsdon and Ballards, Shaftesbury, Shirley, South Norwood, South Richmond, South Twickenham, Southfields, St Helier, St James, St Margarets and North Twickenham, St Mark's, St Mary's Park, Stonecot, Surbiton Hill, Sutton Central, Sutton North, Sutton South, Sutton West, Teddington, Thamesfield, The Wrythe, Thornton Heath, Tolworth and Hook Rise, Tooting, Trinity, Tudor, Twickenham Riverside, Upper Norwood, Village, Waddon, Wallington North, Wallington South, Wandle Valley, Wandsworth Common, West Barnes, West Hill, West Putney, West Thornton, West Twickenham, Whitton, Wimbledon Park, Woodside, Worcester Park

Summary

South West London Integrated Care Board currently funds 1 cycle of IVF for eligible patients. To qualify, you generally need to be aged 18–42, 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
1 Full
Age Range
18 – 42
BMI requirement
19 to 30
IUI cycles required before IVF
12
Smoking
Non-smoker required
Endometriosis
Standard
Children from previous relationships
No living child from current relationship and at least one partner has no living children from previous relationships
Additional Notes
1 cycle funded. Previous self-funded cycles limit: max 2 if under 40, max 1 if over 40. Same-sex/single women must self-fund 12 IUI cycles. Neither partner should 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