Care Fertility has become a clinic partner of the Fertility Alliance, a UK registered charity supporting anyone affected by fertility challenges. It's the latest example of how we work with others to offer patients more than any one organisation could alone, and to strengthen support across the fertility sector.
Why partnerships matter to us
Great fertility care goes beyond what happens in clinic. Patients need emotional support, trusted information, and people who understand what they are going through, at every stage of their journey.
No single organisation can meet all of those needs alone, which is why partnerships are central to how Care Fertility works. By working with organisations that share our values and bring expertise we don't have, we can widen the support available to our patients and help raise standards for patients everywhere.
We look for partners who put patients first, bring something distinct, and share our commitment to evidence-based, high-quality care. The Fertility Alliance is exactly that kind of partner.
We run our own private Care Fertility community for peer-to-peer support, and it's a space many of our patients lean on. But every fertility journey is different, and sometimes it helps to talk to people whose experience sits closer to your own. That's why we're working with the Fertility Alliance.
The Fertility Alliance is a patient-led charity, run by people who understand fertility challenges first-hand. When Fertility Network UK closed, the Fertility Alliance took on many of the support services patients had come to rely on, so they could carry on without a break. We share its view that emotional support should sit alongside clinical care rather than come as an afterthought, and working together means we can point you to the right kind of support, whatever your situation.
Its groups are free and moderated, and they're set up around specific experiences, including groups for:
- people trying to conceive over 40
- people becoming solo parents by choice
- LGBTQ+ people building their families
- men, whether they're facing fertility challenges themselves or supporting a partner
- people experiencing secondary infertility, when you're trying for another child
- people balancing fertility treatment with work
- healthcare professionals going through fertility challenges of their own
- people who are pregnant after fertility treatment
- people stepping away from treatment and adjusting to a future without children
Its support reaches people through 27 WhatsApp groups, a network of Facebook groups and regular online meetups. It is also the official fertility charity partner on HealthUnlocked, where it's trying to conceive community alone has more than 67,500 members.
These are communities that no clinic could build on its own. Through this partnership, we can help many more people find them.
What the partnership includes
The partnership brings together our reach and clinical expertise with The Fertility Alliance's patient community and advocacy work. In practice, that means:
-
The Patient Charter in every clinic. Every Care Fertility clinic will adopt The Fertility Alliance Patient Charter, which sets out what patients should expect from their care. Our clinics will display its kitemark as a visible sign that we’re holding ourselves to those standards.
-
Signposting to specialist support. We’ll help our patients find the groups and resources that best fit their situation, including the groups above.
-
Patients shaping research. We'll work together on research, co-production, and engagement, so patients' experiences directly shape how we improve care, communication, and information.
-
Collaboration across the year. We'll line up campaigns and awareness moments, such as European Fertility Week, so that trusted support and information reach more people.
Stronger support for the whole fertility community
The benefits of this partnership reach beyond our own patients. By supporting the Fertility Alliance's work, including its national patient research, we're helping to build a clearer picture of what patients experience across the UK. That evidence helps the whole sector, from clinics to employers and policymakers, understand what patients need.
We believe the fertility sector works best when organisations work together, and this partnership is one way we're putting that into practice.
"Partnerships let us offer our patients so much more than we could alone. The Fertility Alliance has built communities for experiences no clinic could serve on its own, and by working together we can make sure more patients feel supported at every stage."
Chief Marketing Officer, Care Fertility
"We're delighted to welcome Care Fertility as a clinic partner. Working with clinics that share our commitment to patients means more people will know that free, specialist support is there for them."
Gwenda Burns, Chief Executive, The Fertility Alliance
How patients can access support
The Fertility Alliance's support groups are free to join. The full list of groups, and how to get in touch, is on The Fertility Alliance support page [link to add]. Care Fertility patients can also join our own Care Fertility community [link to add].
Partner with Care Fertility
We're always keen to hear from organisations that share our commitment to patients, whether you're a charity, an employer, or another organisation working in fertility and reproductive health. If you'd like to explore a partnership with Care Fertility, get in touch with our partnerships team
-1.png?width=290&name=HFEA%20National%20Average%20(3)-1.png)