How to refer to WFI

As a referrer you must ensure:

• All patients fulfil the eligibility criteria set out in the IVF commissioners referral policy [CP38], which can be found at Fertility - Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee (nhs.wales)

• All patients must have permanent UK residency status or a valid visa with indefinite leave to remain or 'access to public funds'. For patients living in the UK with a visa, referrers are required to check visa status PRIOR to referral and provide the visa share code (patients can obtain this via Government website) for each patient so this can be checked upon receipt of referral.

• All referrals must be completed on the provided WFI referral forms. Clinic letters may be included as an additional attachment if needed. If clinic letters are submitted without a WFI referral form, these will be automatically returned to the referring clinician, which may result in a delay to your patient(s) accessing the WFI service.

The WFI referral forms can be found below:

IVF Referral Form

IUI Referral Form

Please send via email to SBU.referrals.wfi@wales.nhs.uk 

Fertility Preservation

For urgent ONCOLOGY referrals only:

• Egg storage- please complete the Oncology Fertility Preservation Referral Form and email to SBU.referrals.wfi@wales.nhs.uk marking it URGENT

• Sperm Storage- please complete the Sperm Storage Referral Form and email to SBU.WFIAndrologyTeam@wales.nhs.uk marking it URGENT

For all Andrology referrals, including those for consideration of fertility preservation, the referral form and information can be found under the pages:

https://www.thefertilityinstitute.co.uk/en/page/sperm-freezing

Self Funding - Referrals for consideration of self-funding treatment should also be completed via the above process