West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board

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

Confirmed
Areas covered

Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds, Wakefield

Including neighbourhoods: Batley, Bingley, Brighouse, Castleford, Cleckheaton, Dewsbury, Elland, Featherstone, Garforth, Halifax, Headingley, Holmfirth, Horbury, Horsforth, Huddersfield, Ilkley, Keighley, Knottingley, Mirfield, Morley, Normanton, Ossett, Otley, Pontefract, Pudsey, Rothwell, Shipley, Sowerby Bridge, Todmorden, Wetherby

Summary

West Yorkshire 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
None
Smoking
Non-smoker required
Endometriosis
Standard
Children from previous relationships
Neither partner should have any living children (including adopted, but not fostered) from their current or any previous relationship.
Additional Notes
West Yorkshire ICB funds 1 cycle. Couples must co-habit for 2 years. No funding for sterilised patients. E-cigarettes allowed if no concurrent tobacco use. Patients aged 40-42 must have no previous IVF and meet ovarian reserve criteria.

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

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