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A fertility expert claims women seeking IVF treatment are suffering delays because the Welsh government stopped funding for a private clinic.
Peter Bowen-Simpkins said the decision to end the contract with his Swansea clinic was purely ideological.
Patients are waiting 18 months for the NHS service at Cardiff's University Hospital of Wales, known as IVF Wales.
But the Welsh government says it is supporting work to build more capacity for IVF services.
A new NHS IVF unit is due to open in Port Talbot in the spring, however it will be 18 months later than planned.
In the meantime, some patients have been offered earlier treatment at NHS units in Bristol, which has cost the Welsh NHS more than ?500,000.
A decision to end the use of private providers in the NHS came from the previous Labour-Plaid coalition government.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-21264423
Peter Bowen-Simpkins said the decision to end the contract with his Swansea clinic was purely ideological.
Patients are waiting 18 months for the NHS service at Cardiff's University Hospital of Wales, known as IVF Wales.
But the Welsh government says it is supporting work to build more capacity for IVF services.
A new NHS IVF unit is due to open in Port Talbot in the spring, however it will be 18 months later than planned.
In the meantime, some patients have been offered earlier treatment at NHS units in Bristol, which has cost the Welsh NHS more than ?500,000.
A decision to end the use of private providers in the NHS came from the previous Labour-Plaid coalition government.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-21264423