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The Gateshead Fertility Unit

5146 patient ratingsPatient favouriteGateshead, England

The Gateshead Fertility Unit

Full fertility clinic in Gateshead

Licensed since 1996 · NHS & private patients

  • Rated 5/5 by 146 patients

    From patient and donor ratings collected by the HFEA.

  • IVF results in line with the UK average

    31% births per embryo transferred, against 29% nationally.

  • Top HFEA inspection rating

    Scored 5 out of 5 by the regulator's inspectors.

  • Open at weekends

    Helpful for scans and egg collection around work.

Treatments and services

Treatment

  • Yes: IVF and ICSI
  • Yes: IUI (insemination)
  • Yes: Egg, sperm & embryo freezing
  • Not listed: 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
  • Not listed: Treatment with donor eggs
  • Not listed: Recruits UK sperm donors
  • Not listed: 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
  • Not listed: Counselling at the clinic
  • Yes: Counselling sessions included in price
  • Yes: Female doctor available
  • Yes: Named nurse
  • Not listed: Same doctor throughout
  • Yes: Wheelchair access
  • Yes: Parking

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 3838% vs UK 35%
Likely range 30–46% · 341 treatmentsIn line with UK
38 and over16% vs UK 16%
Likely range 9–27% · 151 treatmentsIn line with UK
All ages31% vs UK 29%
Likely range 25–38% · 492 treatmentsIn line with UK

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:
27 July 2022
Licensed until:
31 December 2026

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

5/5(146)ratings
Would recommend to friends and family
5/5
Treated with privacy and dignity
5/5
Understood what was happening
5/5
Empathy and understanding from staff
5/5

Did patients pay what they expected?

35% about right · 62% cheaper · 3% more expensive

Contact and opening hours

Address

Gateshead Health NHS Trust
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Sheriff Hill
Gateshead
Tyne & Wear
NE9 6SX
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NHS area: NHS North East and North Cumbria

Opening hours

  • Monday to Friday: 08:00 - 17:00
  • Saturday: 08:00 - 13:00
  • Sunday: contact the clinic

Contact

0191 445 2768

HFEA clinic profile(opens in a new tab)

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 The Gateshead Fertility Unit

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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31% IVF births · UK 29%

★ 5 · 146 ratings

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