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Ayrshire Fertility Unit, Crosshouse Hospital has been licensed by us since 2007 and offers partner insemination treatment.
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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: 10 May 2022
Licensed until: 31 October 2026
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Inspection report and minutes- Renewal
12 May 2026PDF | 367 Kb
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Inspection report and minutes- Interim
17 June 2024PDF | 371 Kb
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Inspection report and minutes- Renewal
19 July 2022PDF | 548 Kb
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Licence Committee minutes- Variation of PR/LH
06 November 2023PDF | 161 Kb
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Licence Committee minutes- Other
13 September 2021PDF | 169 Kb
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Licence Committee minutes- Variation of PR/LH
13 May 2021PDF | 158 Kb
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Licence Committee minutes- Other
23 March 2021PDF | 247 Kb
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Licence Committee minutes- Variation of PR/LH
05 March 2020PDF | 149 Kb
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Inspection report and minutes- Interim
20 January 2020PDF | 307 Kb
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Inspection report and minutes- Renewal
04 August 2017PDF | 442 Kb
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Licence Committee minutes- Interim
24 August 2015PDF | 578 Kb
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Inspection report and minutes
16 August 2013PDF | 574 Kb
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Inspection report and minutes
05 October 2011PDF | 1109 Kb
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Licence Committee minutes- Variation of PR/LH
12 August 2011PDF | 425 Kb
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Licence Committee minutes- Variation of PR/LH
03 June 2010PDF | 1021 Kb
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Inspection report and minutes
14 October 2009PDF | 920 Kb
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Inspection report and minutes
29 October 2007PDF | 152 Kb
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.
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Eligibility
- Patients from abroad Description Information: Treats patients from outside the UK.
- Treats NHS patients Description Information: Treats patients who are NHS-funded.
- 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.
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.
- Sperm sharing
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
- One physician throughout treatment
Facilities
- Wheelchair access
- Parking
Address
- Crosshouse
- Kilmarnock
- Ayrshire
- KA2 0BE
Contact
P: 01563827229
P (other): 01563 827238 (MACDONALD SUITE)
F: 01563 577203
W: www.nhsayrshireandarran.com
Licence holder
Person responsible
Dr Santanu Acharya
Opening hours
Monday to Friday: 09:00 - 17:00
Saturday: contact the clinic
Sunday: contact the clinic
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