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Guys Hospital

42 patient ratingsOpen weekendsSouthwark, England

Guys Hospital

Full fertility clinic in Southwark

Licensed since 1992 · NHS & private patients · 3 satellite sites

  • Open at weekends

    Helpful for scans and egg collection around work.

  • Treats NHS-funded patients

    Check whether your local NHS area refers here.

Treatments and services

Treatment

  • Yes: IVF and ICSI
  • Yes: IUI (insemination)
  • Yes: Egg, sperm & embryo freezing
  • Yes: Embryo testing (PGT)
  • Not listed: Surgical sperm retrieval
  • Not listed: In vitro maturation (IVM)
  • Not listed: Ovarian tissue freezing
  • Not listed: IVF for people with HIV / hepatitis

Donors

  • Yes: Treatment with donor sperm
  • Yes: Treatment with donor eggs
  • Not listed: Recruits UK sperm donors
  • Yes: Recruits UK egg donors
  • Not listed: Egg sharing scheme
  • Not listed: Sperm sharing
  • Yes: Known donor programme

Care and access

  • Yes: Treats NHS patients
  • Yes: Treats private (self-funded) patients
  • Yes: Treats patients from abroad
  • Yes: Counselling at the clinic
  • Yes: Counselling sessions included in price
  • Yes: Female doctor available
  • Not listed: Named nurse
  • Yes: Same doctor throughout
  • Yes: Wheelchair access
  • Yes: Parking

Eligibility limits: this clinic has a BMI limit, an upper age limit. Ask the clinic for the exact figures.

Success rates

Published by the HFEA, compared with the UK average. Small differences are usually down to chance – 'consistent with the national average' is a good result. No statistic can tell you your own chance; your doctor can. How to read these

This clinic Likely range UK average

Under 3831% vs UK 35%
Likely range 28–34% · 1,787 treatmentsBelow UK average
38 and over14% vs UK 16%
Likely range 11–18% · 1,018 treatmentsIn line with UK
All ages25% vs UK 29%
Likely range 22–27% · 2,805 treatmentsBelow UK average

IVF births per embryo transferred

Babies born for every embryo put back (fresh and frozen), using the patient's own eggs. Excludes donor eggs and PGT-A.

Treatment in 2024

More detail, including other age groups and donor-egg results, is on the HFEA clinic profile(opens in a new tab).

Ratings

HFEA inspection

Last inspected:
15 February 2023
Licensed until:
30 June 2028

Inspectors check the lab, equipment, consent processes and patient information, and interview patients. Read the full reports on the HFEA website(opens in a new tab).

Patients' experience

4/5(2)ratings
Would recommend to friends and family
3/5
Treated with privacy and dignity
4.5/5
Understood what was happening
4.5/5
Empathy and understanding from staff
3.5/5

Did patients pay what they expected?

0% about right · 0% cheaper · 100% more expensive (1 way above estimate)

Contact and opening hours

Address

11th Floor, Tower Wing, Assisted Conception Unit, Guy's & St Thomas' Hospital NHS Trust
Guy's Hospital Great Maze Pond
London
SE1 9RT
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NHS area: NHS South East London

Opening hours

  • Monday to Friday: 08:00 - 18:00
  • Saturday: 08:00 - 16:00
  • Sunday: 08:00 - 16:00

Contact

0207 188 2300

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HFEA clinic profile(opens in a new tab)

Satellite and transport clinics

Linked sites where you may be able to have consultations, scans or early treatment closer to home. Egg collection and lab work happen at Guys Hospital.

  • Care Fertility Leeds

    Seacroft Hospital York Road, Leeds, LS14 6UH

    0113 5216800

  • Jessop Fertility

    Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Jessop Wing Tree Root Walk, Sheffield, S10 2SF

    0114 226 8050

  • Royal Devon and Fertility Exeter

    Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital (Heavitree) Gladstone Road, Devon, Exeter, EX1 2ED

    01392 405051

Costs

The HFEA doesn't collect prices, and clinics set their own. Ask for a fully costed, written treatment plan – including drugs, scans, ICSI, freezing, storage and the HFEA fee – before you commit.

UK price guide

Questions to ask Guys Hospital

Results

  • What are your birth rates for people my age and situation?
  • How many cycles like mine do you do each year?
  • What's your multiple birth rate?

Costs

  • Can I have a fully costed, written treatment plan – including drugs, scans, blood tests, ICSI, freezing, storage and the HFEA fee?
  • What happens to the cost if my cycle is cancelled or changes?
  • Do you offer packages, refunds or multi-cycle discounts – what are the conditions?

Care

  • Will I see the same doctor or nurse throughout?
  • Who do I contact out of hours?
  • Is counselling included, and how many sessions?
  • Are you open at weekends for scans and egg collection?

Add-ons

  • Which add-ons do you offer and how are they rated by the HFEA?
  • Why would you recommend this add-on for me?

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