Fertility clinic to resume full services after mix-up
A fertility clinic involved with a mix-up in embryo samples earlier this year has been allowed to resume all of its licensed treatment services from Tuesday. The Council on Human Reproductive Technology had ordered Heal Fertility to suspend 14 of its 17 treatment services and take remedial and improvement measures after the case came to light in July. The clinic was also found to have failed to…
A fertility clinic, Heal Fertility, has been permitted to resume all of its licensed treatment services starting Tuesday after a mix-up with embryo samples earlier this year. The Council on Human Reproductive Technology had previously ordered the clinic to suspend 14 of its 17 treatment services and implement remedial measures following the incident, which was discovered in July.
The clinic had also failed to report the error to the Department of Health within the required 24-hour period. During a special meeting on Monday, the council expressed confidence that Heal Fertility had made necessary corrections, citing improvements such as refined sample-handling procedures, enhanced staff training, upgraded laboratory management and security systems, and increased surveillance and biometric security.
The council pledged to continue monitoring the clinic's performance to ensure the safe and high-quality provision of human reproductive technology services. The Department of Health lifted its order barring the clinic from accepting new patients for assisted reproductive technology procedures as of Tuesday, concluding an investigation that found the clinic had been non-compliant with the Code of Practice regarding the timely reporting of serious untoward events.
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