National Infertility Group Report January 2013
The report was produced by the National Infertility Group in January 2013, with recommendations on IVF criteria for all eligible couples, for the consideration of Scottish Government Ministers.
Appendix C Membership and original remit
Membership of the National Infertility Group during 2012
| Name |
Role |
Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Ian Crichton (Chair) |
Chief Executive |
NHS National Services Scotland |
| Gwenda Burns |
Scottish Branch Co-ordinator |
Infertility Network Scotland |
| Dr Catherine Calderwood |
Senior Medical Officer (Women and Children's Health) |
Scottish Government |
| Dr Charles Clark |
Public Health Consultant and Child Health Commissioner |
NHS Lanarkshire |
| Dr James Chalmers |
Consultant in Public Health Medicine |
NHS Information Services Division |
| Sarah Corcoran |
Policy Manager, Maternal and Infant Health Branch |
Scottish Government |
| Dr Heather Currie |
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary |
NHS Dumfries and Galloway |
| Celina Davis |
Principal Information Analyst |
NHS Information Services Division |
| Ellen Drew |
Clinical Embryologist, Ninewells Hospital Dundee |
NHS Tayside |
| John Froggatt |
Deputy Director, Child and Maternal Health |
Scottish Government |
| Janette Hannah |
Policy Officer, Maternal and Infant Health |
Scottish Government |
| Dr Mark Hamilton |
Consultant Gynaecologist, Assisted Reproduction Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Aberdeen Maternity Hospital |
NHS Grampian |
| Andrew Jackson |
Associate Director in Strategic Planning |
NHS Lothian |
| Dr Vanessa Kay |
Consultant Gynaecologist, Assisted Conception Unit, Ninewells Hospital |
NHS Tayside |
| Dr Helen Lyall |
Sub-specialist Consultant in Infertility and Reproductive Medicine |
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde |
| Anne McConnell |
Business/Quality Manager, Assisted Conception Unit, Ninewells Hospital |
NHS Tayside |
| Dr David McQueen |
Consultant Gynaecologist & Director of Medical Education, Forth Valley Royal Hospital |
NHS Forth Valley |
| Alison McTavish |
Nurse Manager, Assisted Reproduction Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Aberdeen Maternity Hospital |
NHS Grampian |
| Lynne Nicol |
Head of Maternal and Infant Health Branch |
Scottish Government |
| Susan Seenan |
Deputy Chief Executive |
Infertility Network |
| Dr Joo Thong |
Consultant in Charge of Assisted Conception Unit, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh |
NHS Lothian |
| Isabel Traynor |
Assisted Conception Service Nurse Manager, Glasgow Royal Infirmary |
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde |
| Dr Lorna Watson |
Consultant in Public Health Medicine, NHS Fife, Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of St Andrews |
NHS Fife |
| Sheena Young |
Head of Business Development |
Infertility Network |
Role and Remit of National Infertility Group - April 2010
The Group, Chaired by Ian Crichton, Chief Executive of NHS National Services Scotland, is a national one, convened by the Scottish Government, bringing together service representatives, key national bodies and stakeholder groups.
Members will actively provide expert knowledge and advice to the development of existing and evolving Scottish Government policy on infertility and its implementation within NHS Boards.
Members will provide two way communication and liaison between the constituent bodies they represent and the Infertility Group.
Ministerial advice and support
The Group will provide Ministers with an interim report by end 2011, and a final report by end December 2012.
The Group will provide proactive and reactive advice and further guidance to Ministers as appropriate.
Workplan
The Group's workplan will be driven initially by the role and remit. Issues for the Group to consider and make recommendations to Scottish Government Ministers include:
- Waiting times and Implementation of current EAGISS guidelines and updated 2007 criteria
- Patient access to IUI
- Definition of a cycle
- Effective, person-centred, pathways of care
- Standardising of access criteria to ensure high quality and equitable care across Scotland. This includes social criteria such as children living in the home, patients who smoke and BMI limit
- Review of EAGISS guidelines and updated 2007 criteria
- Same sex couples - access to services - all NHS Boards must be compatible with the Equality Act
- Data collection - to be led by colleagues in Information Services Division in collaboration with the HFEA
It is anticipated that some of the work will be developed in small sub-groups.
Contact
Email: Janette Hannah
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