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You and Yours: IVF costs; Sir Terence Conran; Romance fraud; Phones4U

IVF costs, Responsibility Deal, high-intensity workouts, romance fraud

15/09/2014

IVF costs; Sir Terence Conran; Romance fraud; Phones4U

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, IVF costs; Sir Terence Conran; Romance fraud; Phones4U

Research shows that some NHS commissioners are paying over the odds for IVF treatment.

Consumer news. Charity research shows that some NHS commissioners are paying over the odds to provide IVF treatment. Plus what Phones4U troubles will mean for customers.

Fertility Fairness questioned all 211 Clinical Commissioning Groups in England about their provision of IVF treatment, including how much it costs them. The results show a big variation in the amounts they say they are paying for IVF, with some paying under £3000 and others claiming to pay up to £10,000. Why is there such a disparity in fertility treatment costs and what's it's impact on patients?

Sir Terence Conran tells us how poor design could have cost him his life and why interior design is more than just decorating.

Phones4U has announced it is going into administration but what does that mean for customers who have contracts with them?

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