FOI2026/1995

Please provide the following information held by the Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board in relation to the Making In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) cycles equal across Greater Manchester Consultation (Wednesday 18 June 2025 – Tuesday 29 July 2025):

1. Please provide the total cost incurred by Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board (ICB) in designing, administering, and delivering the Making In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) cycles equal across Greater Manchester Consultation.
2. Please provide a breakdown of these costs, including (but not limited to): staff time, external contractors, consultants, or agencies, communications and marketing, events or public engagement activities and digital platform costs.
3. Please confirm whether any funding for the consultation was obtained from NHS England or any other external body.

1. NHS GM undertook the consultation which was led by the internal Communication and Engagement Team and expertise and digital tools. The consultation involved wider stakeholders including Clinical Leads, subject matter experts and patients with lived experience.

2.This was funded via the ICB internal budget which includes staff time, existing digital platforms. Approximately £4,000 was spent on a combination of printed resources, paid advertisements (local printed newspapers) and a targeted social media campaign to amplify our engagement reach.

3. The ICB did not receive any funding for the consultation from NHS England or any other external body.