Reproductive Medicine & Sub-fertility clinic      

FOI REFERENCE: 24234    FOI DATE: 16^th July 2024     

Does your Hospital/Trust run a reproductive medicine or sub-fertility clinic (defined as a gynaecology clinic specifically for those looking to conceive or that may be impacted by infertility) Yes, currently there are weekly consultant led clinics

If no to question 1: How are referrals for infertility treated at your Hospital/Trust e.g referred to general gynaecology clinic, rejected, referred to an alternative provider Not Applicable

If yes to question 1: How many patients have been seen in this clinic for the last 3 years (please complete table below)  

Appointment Type	Apr -21 – Mar 22	Apr -22 – Mar 23	Apr – 23 – Mar 24
New/Initial Consultation	506	286	399
Follow Up Consultation	682	705	524

If yes to question 1: How many patients have been on the waiting list for the last 3 years for New and Follow up consultations in the reproductive medicine or sub-fertility clinic? (please complete table below)   

Number of patients on waiting list	Apr -21 – Mar 22	Apr -22 – Mar 23	Apr – 23 – Mar 24
New/Initial Consultation	379	588	446
Follow Up Consultation	305	438	557

If yes to question 1: How many patients are currently on the New Consultation waiting list for a reproductive medicine or sub-fertility clinic?  126

If yes to question 1: How many patients are currently on the Follow Up Consultation waiting list for a reproductive medicine or sub-fertility clinic?  372

If yes to question 1: What has been the average weeks wait for New and Follow Up consultations in the reproductive medicine or sub-fertility clinic for the last 3 years? (please complete table below)  

Average number of weeks wait	Apr -21 – Mar 22	Apr -22 – Mar 23	Apr – 23 – Mar 24
New/Initial Consultation	24	35	32
Follow Up Consultation	19	32	29

If yes to question 1: What is the current average weeks wait for New and Follow Up consultations in the reproductive medicine or sub-fertility clinic New 26 Weeks / Follow ups 31 weeks

If yes to question 1: What is the longest wait time currently for a New and Follow Up consultations in the reproductive medicine or sub-fertility clinic New 86 Weeks / Follow up 88 weeks

If yes to question 1: How many patients have been seen for a New or Follow Up consultation in the reproductive medicine or sub-fertility clinic in the last 3 years? (please complete table below)  

Patients Seen	Apr -21 – Mar 22	Apr -22 – Mar 23	Apr – 23 – Mar 24
New/Initial Consultation	474	275	353
Follow Up Consultation	631	692	496

If yes to question 1: What is the new to follow up ratio for this clinic for the past 3 years (please complete table below)  

New to follow up ratio	Apr -21 – Mar 22	Apr -22 – Mar 23	Apr – 23 – Mar 24
New/Initial Consultation	1.00	1.00	1.00
Follow Up Consultation	1.35	2.47	1.31

Assumption: this ratio is based on the number of patients attending clinics