Second wave and IVF

[Katxz]

Little bit of a summary but having had our NHS cycle cancelled with no clear idea of when they are restarting we looked into a private clinic and were all set to start when out of the blue we found out for NHS clinic has changed providers and we could be seen in less than 2 months! They don't offer long protocol so it would be very quick to start treatment after the initial consultation so November/December cycle (assuming they keep open over Christmas?!)
It's not that far especially after waiting a while anyway, and obviously cost wise we only get funding for 1 cycle here which I'd lose if we go private, but the one thing on my mind is covid and what would happen if things get worse and we get postponed again.
Has anyone been told anything from their clinics regarding covid if it gets worse?x

When the clinics reopened we were told unlikely that they would shut again (government can't afford to put us all back on furlough for a strict national lockdown) but that the risk of continuing treatment lay with us. So when covid first hit the clinic (create) did not charge for abandoned cycles or extended freezing time's, packages etc were pretty generous really with what they offered.

But the new regulations when they reopened was that If I or partner tested positive/had suspected symptoms mid treatment then we would have to pay for the cost of abandoning the cycle

I'd imagine if covid did get worse then they may just scale back the number of patients further so waiting times might increase

Not sure how it works from NHS point of view though

At @ivfbeenbusy that's reassuring thank you. Hope things are ok for you x

@ivfbeenbusy thanks xx