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Bourn Hall Clinic Wickford

32 patient ratingsOpen weekendsBasildon, England

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Full fertility clinic in Basildon

Part of Bourn Hall · Licensed since 2018 · NHS & private patients · 1 satellite sites

  • IVF results in line with the UK average

    27% 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.

  • 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)
  • 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
  • Yes: Recruits UK sperm donors
  • Yes: Recruits UK egg donors
  • Yes: Egg sharing scheme
  • Yes: 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

Eligibility limits: this clinic has a BMI limit, an upper age limit, an upper age limit for male partners. 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 3830% vs UK 35%
Likely range 22–39% · 259 treatmentsIn line with UK
38 and over16% vs UK 16%
Likely range 6–34% · 63 treatmentsIn line with UK
All ages27% vs UK 29%
Likely range 20–35% · 322 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:
25 February 2020
Licensed until:
29 July 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

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

Did patients pay what they expected?

50% about right · 0% cheaper · 50% more expensive (1 way above estimate)

Contact and opening hours

Address

Bourn Hall Clinic Wickford 25 London Road
Wickford
Essex
SS12 0AW
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NHS area: NHS Essex

Opening hours

  • Monday to Friday: 08:00 - 16:00
  • Saturday: 09:00 - 12:00
  • Sunday: contact the clinic

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 Bourn Hall Clinic Wickford.

  • Bourn Hall Clinic Colchester

    Charter Court Newcomen Way, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9YA

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 Bourn Hall Clinic Wickford

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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Information from the HFEA clinic profile. Details change – please confirm with the clinic.

27% IVF births · UK 29%

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