The James Cook University Hospital
The James Cook University Hospital
Full fertility clinic in Middlesbrough
Licensed since 1992 · NHS & private patients
IVF results in line with the UK average
24% births per embryo transferred, against 29% nationally.
Top HFEA inspection rating
Scored 5 out of 5 by the regulator's inspectors.
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
- Not listed: Embryo testing (PGT)
- Yes: 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
- Yes: 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
- Not listed: Treats patients from abroad
- Yes: Counselling at the clinic
- Yes: Counselling sessions included in price
- Yes: Female doctor available
- Not listed: Named nurse
- Not listed: 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
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:
- 5 July 2022
- Licensed until:
- 31 January 2027
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
- Would recommend to friends and family
- 5/5
- Treated with privacy and dignity
- 5/5
- Understood what was happening
- 4/5
- Empathy and understanding from staff
- 5/5
Did patients pay what they expected?
71% about right · 29% cheaper · 0% more expensive
Contact and opening hours
Address
NHS area: NHS North East and North Cumbria
Opening hours
- Monday to Friday: 08:00 - 17:00
- Saturday: contact the clinic
- Sunday: contact the clinic
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.
Questions to ask The James Cook University 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?
Other clinics nearby
- London Women's Clinic, DarlingtonDarlington · 12 miles
- Sunderland Fertility CentreSouth Tyneside · 30 miles
- The Gateshead Fertility UnitGateshead · 30 miles
- Newcastle Fertility Centre at LifeNewcastle upon Tyne · 33 miles
Information from the HFEA clinic profile. Details change – please confirm with the clinic.
24% IVF births · UK 29%
★ 5 · 7 ratings