Assisted Reproductive Technology

General Comments and Directions

This tool is designed to advise the clinician and the couple of their current status with respect to access to publicly funded fertility treatment. A number of additional data fields are being collected to help with determination of how we can use alternative packages of care (in line with the new Service Specifications). These include height and weight (of the female client) and the reproductive histories of both partners and the current partnership. Where possible data is collected only once and used in the relevant components of the algorithm.

The procedure list is designed to define the likely package of care of this couple and must be filled out.

• Scoring should be based on the considered view of the clinician taking into account the patient’s history, examination, results of investigations and the clinician’s experience in treating like patients.
• Criteria only apply for patients where a procedure is indicated and the patient wishes it and all non-surgical therapeutic options have been explored.
• These criteria only apply to elective and arranged admissions.