BBC Scotland never report this:
During the quarter ending 31 March 2023:
- the 90% standard was met, with 99.7% of patients attending a screening appointment within 52 weeks of referral. One patient waited more than 52 weeks to be screened.
- 325 patients were screened across the 4 IVF Centres, an increase of 14% compared to the previous quarter (285 patients).
Today they find time in the few minutes they get in BBC Breakfast broadcasts and online for this:
A woman who was born without a womb has described current fertility treatment guidelines as “full of inequality and discrimination” after she was unable to have her eggs frozen through the NHS.
Taelor Shand, 27, has Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser Syndrome (MRKH).
She has had a privately-funded egg collection procedure to facilitate future IVF (In Vitro Fertilisation).
The Scottish government said guidance to standardise access to fertility preservation was expected next year.
It is believed about one in 5,000 women are living with MRKH, which affects the female reproductive system.
MRKH is not included in NHS Scotland’s criteria for fertility preservation.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-66594469
1 in 5 000? 0.02% of the population? The cost of the procedure? £7 000.
I don’t mean to be insensitive but is it possible for any NHS to meet every single ‘need?’ Is this one a need?
Taelor Shand above with her £50 000 a year hobby, fast cars, supported by her dad.
BBC Scotland absolutely needs this sort of thing though.
Talking-up Scotland 'Albatraz' 
How is this even remotely considered news? Rhetorical question, obviously. This is what BBC Shortbread do now, take one person’s opinion or circumstances and inflate it to national level importance in order to present Scotland (and therefore Scottish government) in a negative light. So bloody tiresome.
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BBC Scotland ignore the needs of large numbers of people who cannot afford basic things like heating their home , healthy food , warm clothing they do not ever report these needs because Englands Westminster is responsible and just like Westminster they believe the poor deserve nothing it’s everyone for themselves no tax no social security is their aim.
Finding a wealthy person who also wants no taxes is not difficult and getting them to complain about the NHS is easy too , they already use private health care businesses but if they can get something for free they eagerly want to be front of the line and if the NHS can’t provide for them such as in this case they go private , who wants to take the time to keep check and let us know when they’ve resorted to private care.
Hey if they want to pay privately no problem we are too busy trying to keep people alive that’s where the money is really needed most
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