Article 3DQFZ Would-be parents moving house to get free IVF on NHS

Would-be parents moving house to get free IVF on NHS

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Helen Pidd North of England editor
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Doctor at hospital with UK's largest sperm bank says discriminatory funding system behind relocation

Many would-be parents are moving house in order to access free IVF on the NHS, sometimes saving themselves 10,000, according to the lead fertility doctor at the UK's largest sperm bank.

Dr Raj Mathur, a consultant gynaecologist at Saint Mary's hospital in Manchester, said he "constantly" saw patients moving house and/or GPs in order to get more free IVF cycles.

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