The NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (ICB) has proposed a significant reduction in the number of NHS-funded cycles of fertility treatment that people can access. The changes are aimed at ensuring consistency and managing financial strains. Currently, the number of funded opportunities for IVF treatment varies across the region, with some areas offering three cycles, others two, and some only one. The proposed changes would standardise this to just one funded cycle across the board. Around 734 people in Cheshire and Merseyside access NHS IVF each year, and the change could save the NHS £1.3 million per annum.