The Lister Fertility Clinic at The Portland Hospital
The Lister Fertility Clinic at The Portland Hospital has been licensed by us since 2022 and offers all fertility treatments, including embryo testing.
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We inspect all clinics against our standards. This clinic's inspection rating is:
All clinics must have a licence to operate. Our inspectors visit the clinic and look at the laboratory and equipment, the clinic’s consent and other procedures and the patient information. We also interview patients for their views. We use the inspector’s assessment to decide how long the licence should be. This determines the rating.
Last inspection: 12 January 2023
Licensed until: 22 May 2024
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Inspection report and minutes- Renewal
08 April 2024PDF | 379 Kb
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Inspection report and minutes- Interim
09 October 2023PDF | 401 Kb
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Inspection report and minutes- Initial
23 May 2022PDF | 501 Kb
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Licence Committee minutes- Other
14 March 2024PDF | 158 Kb
We ask current and former patients to rate the clinic based on their experience. This clinic’s patient rating is:
You can view this clinic's waiting times for treatment with donated eggs, sperm or embryos below. Use the table below to give you an idea of the availability at the clinic. Please contact the clinic for the most up to date information.
| Ethnicity | Waiting times |
|---|---|
| White | Immediately available |
| Black | 1 - 6 months |
| Asian | 1 - 6 months |
| Mixed | Immediately available |
| Other ethnic groups | 1 - 6 months |
| Ethnicity | Waiting times |
|---|---|
| White | Immediately available |
| Black | Immediately available |
| Asian | Immediately available |
| Mixed | Immediately available |
| Other ethnic groups | Immediately available |
| Ethnicity | Waiting times |
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| White | No data available |
| Black | No data available |
| Asian | No data available |
| Mixed | No data available |
| Other ethnic groups | No data available |
Eligibility
- Patients from abroad Description Information: Treats patients from outside the UK.
- Treats private patients Description Information: Treats patients who are self-funded.
Treatments
- IVF Description Information: A type of fertility treatment where fertilisation takes place outside of the body. It’s suitable for people with a wide range of fertility issues and is one of the most commonly used and successful treatments available. See our Treatments section for more information.
- ICSI Description Information: For around half of couples who are having problems conceiving, the cause of infertility is sperm-related. ICSI is the most common and successful treatment for male infertility. See our Treatments section for more information.
- Insemination Description Information: A type of fertility treatment where sperm are prepared and inseminated into the woman and fertilisation takes place inside her body. See our Treatments section for more information.
- Surgical sperm collection Description Information: Men who have no sperm in their semen can have treatment to collect the sperm surgically. See our Treatments section for more information.
- Fertility preservation Description Information: Freezing of sperm or eggs to use in treatment at a later stage. See our Treatments section for more information.
- IVF for patients with communicable viral infections Description Information: Services for patients with HIV, hepatisis and other infectious diseases.
Donor services
- Known donor programme
- Recruits egg donors Description Information: This clinic recruits UK egg donors, rather than importing eggs from overseas.
- Recruits sperm donors Description Information: This clinic recruits UK sperm donors, rather than importing sperm from overseas.
Screening services
- PGT-M
- PGT-A
Counselling and support
- Compulsory counselling for donors
- Counselling services at clinic Description Information: The clinic has a counsellor onsite.
- Dedicated counsellor
- Number of counselling sessions included Description Information: One or more counselling sessions is included in the price of treatment.
Staffing
- Female doctor available
- Named nurse system
Facilities
- Wheelchair access
- Parking
Address
- 1st Floor 215 Great Portland Street
- London
- W1W 5PN
Opening hours
Monday to Friday: 08:00 - 17:00
Saturday: 08:00 - 12:00
Sunday: 08:00 - 12:00
