NHS IVF in Scotland is delivered at four Assisted Conception Units, in Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow, and each NHS board commissions its cycles from one of them. In the quarter ending 30 June 2026, 360 patients were screened, and the share seen within 26 weeks of referral ranged from 100% in Aberdeen to 17.3% in Edinburgh.
| Assisted Conception Unit | Screened within 26 weeks of referral |
|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 100% |
| Dundee | 96.9% |
| Glasgow | 28.1% |
| Edinburgh | 17.3% |
Quarter ending 30 June 2026. Data for Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow are incomplete for that quarter. Source: Public Health Scotland (September 2026); next release 24 November 2026.
Across Scotland, 360 patients were screened at an NHS IVF centre in that quarter, down from 407 the quarter before. Each NHS board commissions its IVF cycles from one of these units, so your board determines where you are seen. We did not find a published total of all licensed clinics in Scotland, including private ones.
The HFEA does not publish a Scotland-only success rate in the figures we used. Across the UK in 2024, the average birth rate per embryo transferred with the patient's own eggs was 30%, up from 20% in 2014, ranging from 38% at ages 18 to 34 to 8% at 43 to 44. About 21,400 babies were born from IVF, roughly 1 in 31 UK births.
Ask your centre for its own results for women your age, and check with your NHS board how many funded cycles you have and what is included, because rules change.
After stimulation, egg retrieval and the lab work come the transfer and the wait. Map to the Positive describes these last two phases of IVF:
The book calls these 14 days the most emotionally difficult stretch of the whole process.
IVF demystified is Chapter 35 of Map to the Positive, in Station IV. It explains all five phases, from the first injection to the pregnancy test, along with side effects, myths and the questions to ask before you start. The same station covers when to see a specialist and how to choose a doctor.
Take 30 days. If it does not give you more clarity than everything you have read for free so far, ask for a refund and you get every cent back. We cannot promise you a pregnancy. We can promise you will not be guessing.
References: IVF waiting times in Scotland: quarter ending 30 June 2026 - Public Health Scotland (2026-09-01) · Fertility treatment 2024: trends and figures - HFEA (2026-06-16)