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Below average · HFEA Licensed

Chelsea & Westminster Hospital

London, UKHFEA: Below averageNHS-friendly
Live birth rate
25%
-11pp vs UK avg
Cycles 2016–18
587
Low volume
Blastocyst rate
69%
stronger lab when higher
Multiple birth
2%
lower is safer
Starting from
price not listed

Should I shortlist this clinic?

Below-average outcomes — strongest for ages 40-42.

Based on age-adjusted HFEA live-birth data (2016–18) vs the UK national average.

Good fit if
you're in the 40-42 age band — their strongest results
you're considering ICSI, their best-performing treatment
you're looking for NHS-funded treatment
Look closer if
outcomes for the 35-37 age band are below the national average
it's a lower-volume clinic — fewer cycles behind the figures
Questions to ask before booking
·What's included in the quoted price, and what add-on costs are typical?
·What were your live-birth rates for my age group in the latest HFEA data?
·How many cycles like mine do you carry out each year?
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About

Chelsea & Westminster Hospital has been licensed by HFEA since 1995 and offers all fertility treatments. The clinic has a 5-star inspection rating and a 5-star patient rating based on 217 ratings. It offers treatments such as fertility preservation and IVF for patients with communicable viral infections. The clinic provides counselling services and has facilities like wheelchair access and parking. The clinic's IVF birth rate is consistent with the national average, and it treats NHS, private, and international patients. The clinic is located at Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, 369 Fulham Road, London, SW10 9NH.

Lab quality signals
69%
Blastocyst rate
Higher = stronger lab
3%
Elective single ET
eSET = ethical practice
2%
Multiple birth rate
Lower = safer outcomes

Questions people ask about Chelsea & Westminster Hospital

Written in PATH's voice from this clinic's published HFEA data — reviewed before publishing, never generated live.

Would Chelsea & Westminster Hospital be a good fit given my age?

Chelsea & Westminster Hospital's latest HFEA data shows a 25% live-birth rate per embryo transferred, against a 36% national average — below the national picture overall. Their 40-42 band performed comparatively best (28% versus 18% nationally), while both 35-37 and 38-39 reported 0%, well under the national figures for those groups. It's honest to flag that clearly rather than smooth it over. As a low-volume clinic, results can also move more year to year. Asking them directly about your age band's current figures is a sensible step.

What does Chelsea & Westminster Hospital's success rate figure really tell me?

The 25% is a live-birth rate per embryo transferred, taken from HFEA-verified regulated data covering 2016-18 — a statistic about outcomes across patients, not a forecast for one person. Two checks worth making before comparing clinics: whether a quoted rate is per embryo transferred or per cycle started, as these are different measures, and which years the data spans. Given how much the age bands vary here, asking the clinic to explain their own figures directly is likely more useful than the headline number alone.

What should I ask Chelsea & Westminster Hospital before booking?

Worth raising: what's included in the quoted price and what add-on costs are typical, what their live-birth rates were for your age group in the latest HFEA data, and how many cycles like yours they carry out each year, given they're a low-volume clinic. Add whatever else is specific to your own circumstances too. A good consultant will welcome these questions rather than rush past them.

These answers use published data only — PATH personalizes once it knows your age, your numbers, and your story.

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Quick intel
Best age band40-42
Total cycles587
Blastocyst rate69%
Elective single ET3%
Multiple birth rate2%
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