The Jack Copland Centre, Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS)
Storage-only centreCity of Edinburgh, Scotland
The Jack Copland Centre, Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS)
Storage-only centre in City of Edinburgh
Licensed since 2020 · patients
Top HFEA inspection rating
Scored 5 out of 5 by the regulator's inspectors.
Treatments and services
The HFEA profile for this clinic doesn't list detailed services yet – check with the clinic.
Treatment
- Not listed: IVF and ICSI
- Not listed: IUI (insemination)
- Not listed: 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
- Not listed: 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
- Not listed: Known donor programme
Care and access
- Not listed: Treats NHS patients
- Not listed: Treats private (self-funded) patients
- Not listed: Treats patients from abroad
- Not listed: Counselling at the clinic
- Not listed: Counselling sessions included in price
- Not listed: Female doctor available
- Not listed: Named nurse
- Not listed: Same doctor throughout
- Not listed: Wheelchair access
- Not listed: Parking
Ratings
HFEA inspection
- Last inspected:
- 28 June 2022
- Licensed until:
- 5 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
Contact and opening hours
Address
NHS area: Edinburgh Community Health Partnership
Opening hours
- Monday to Friday: contact the clinic
- 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 Jack Copland Centre, Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS)
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
- Edinburgh Fertility CentreCity of Edinburgh · 8 miles
- Genus Medical Fertility EdinburghMidlothian · 9 milesNot yet rated
- Lanarkshire Acute Hospital NHS TrustNorth Lanarkshire · 26 miles
- Glasgow Royal InfirmaryGlasgow City · 35 miles
Information from the HFEA clinic profile. Details change – please confirm with the clinic.
Storage-only centre