Untitled Document 2000/04830 November 2000
PRESS STATEMENT
For immediate release Response to announcement regarding Infertility Guidance.
The Secretary of State for Health in England, Alan Milburn, today announced that he will be asking the Institute examine and update the existing guidance for people affected by infertility to provide advice to patients and the NHS in England and Wales.

Andrew Dillon, Chief Executive of NICE said:“ We look forward to working with the national organisations representing patients, healthcare professionals and the healthcare industries in this area and producing high quality guidance for people affected by infertility in both England and Wales”.

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Notes for Editors:

1. As soon as practicably possible after the Institute receives formal notification of this request we will publish time-lines for the development of guidelines on our web site. www.nice.org.uk.

2. The Institute will also publish details of the lead developers and details of how organisations can register their interest and engage in the process of developing this guidance.