2006

20-12-2006 New Chair of Human Tissue Authority and Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority appointed
It was announced today (20 December 2006) that Shirley Harrison will be appointed as Chair of both the Human Tissue Authority (HTA) and Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA). This appointment will take effect from 1 January 2007.

08-12-2006 Inspections show that patients need more information on fertility treatment
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) - the fertility regulator - have analysed the performance of all the clinics offering IVF and donor insemination to provide an overall picture of standards in the UK.

06-11-2006 HFEA announces new Authority members

Four new Authority members have been selected to the sit on the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority for three years from 7 November 2006 by the NHS Appointments Commission.

13-10-2006: Single women and lesbian couples urged to speak out on the fertility services that they receive

Single women and lesbian couples across the UK are being urged to make their voice heard on the fertility services they receive by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority - the UK's Fertility regulator - as new figures showing that a growing number of these women are coming forward for fertility treatment.  

09-10-2006: Communities urged to speak out to ensure they get the fertility services they need

Hundreds of thousands of people from across Great Britain's minority ethnic communities have problems starting a family. People from minority ethnic communities across Great Britain are being urged to make their voice heard on the fertility services they receive by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority - the UK's Fertility regulator - as new figures showing that hundreds of thousands of people from these communities are having difficulty starting a family.

29-09-2006: HFEA proposes £2950 for annual regulation fees for insemination clinics

The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) is proposing an annual licence fee of £2950 that previously unlicensed insemination clinics will be required to pay under the European Union Tissues and Cells Directive (EUTD).

08-09-2006: Donating eggs for research - How should donors be best protected? HFEA launches public consultation on donating eggs for scientific research

The HFEA is today asking the public about the detailed issues for women donating their eggs for research.  The paper outlines the key details raised by the issue of donating for research, including how women donors could be vulnerable and questions about the potential safeguards that could help.

31-08-2006: New interim Chair and members for the HFEA

The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) can announce the appointment of the interim Chair and two temporary members selected by the NHS Appointments Commission.  Lord Richard Harries of Pentregarth (formally the Bishop of Oxford) will take up his position as interim Chair on 1st September 2006. 

27-07-2006: HFEA proposes £975 licensing fee for insemination clinics

The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) is proposing an application fee of £975 for licensing insemination clinics under the European Union Tissues and Cells Directive (EUTD).

27-07-2006: Should women be able to donate their eggs for scientific research? - HFEA announces plans for consultation

The HFEA have announced today how it will develop new guidance on whether it is appropriate for women to donate their eggs for use in scientific research with plans for a full public consultation from September onwards.

09-06-2006: "IVF patients need a better deal on costs, customer care and access to treatments" - HFEA Chair

The UK's IVF patients need a better deal on information about the costs of their treatment, the customer care they receive from clinics and in the access they have to treatments, Dame Suzi Leather, Chair of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority will say in a keynote speech to the National Infertility Day event in London on Saturday 10 June.  

01-06-2006: New HFEA Guide to infertility shows birth rates following IVF treatment continue to increase

Birth rates for women having IVF treatment in the UK have continued to increase according to the clinic data with the 2006-07 HFEA Guide to Infertility, launched today.

10-05-2006: HFEA - Authoriy decision on PGD policy

Statement on use of Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) for inherited cancer susceptibility Dame Suzi Leather, Chair of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), said: "The role of medicine has always been to try to relieve pain and suffering and to try to improve the quality of life for people. As technology has developed, preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) has provided a new and early way to identify potential problems of inherited cancer and similar conditions.

10-05-2006: HFEA - Authority decision on eggs for research

Dame Suzi Leather, Chair of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), said: "Any UK research project involving human embryos cannot take place until it has been approved by the HFEA. This includes close scrutiny of how any eggs, sperm and embryos are obtained for that particular project.

27-04-2006: Thinking of going abroad? Think twice about going abroad for fertility treatment

As we enter the season for booking summer holidays, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) - the UK's regulator for fertility treatment - is urging people to think twice about taking an 'IVF holiday' and undergoing fertility treatment abroad.

20-04-2006: UK fertility regulator holds open meeting in Belfast

The UK regulator for fertility treatment and human embryo research, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), will be holding an open Authority meeting in Belfast for the first time on Wednesday 10 May 2006 giving the public the chance to see the deliberations of the HFEA and also ask questions of the Authority's members.

27-02-2006: HFEA announces new Authority Member

The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has announced the appointment of a new Authority member, Dr Sue Price, who has been selected by the NHS Appointments Commission. Dr Price will serve a three-year with immediate effect.

15-02-2006: Authority ask for more information on protection and finance before agreeing a new policy for donors for research

Authority members of the HFEA - the UK regulator for embryo research and fertility treatment - have asked for more detailed examination of how donors could be protected and how the financial aspects of research donation would work before they bring in a new policy on the donation of eggs, sperm and embryos for research.

Last updated: 25 April 2007