Jack Copland Centre, Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS)

Jack Copland Centre's overall live-birth rate is below the national average, at 19% per embryo transferred against 38% nationally, so it's worth being clear-eyed about this going in. The under-35 band is where it's weakest, at 9% against 38% nationally, while the 35-37 band is actually stronger, at 48% against 32%. The 40-42 band shows 0% against a 24% national average. This is a low-volume clinic, so smaller caseloads can swing these figures more from year to year — worth asking directly how stable this pattern has been.

The figure is a live-birth rate per embryo transferred, taken from HFEA-verified regulated data covering 2016-2018. Before comparing it with another clinic, two checks are worth making: whether a quoted rate is per embryo transferred or per cycle started, since these are different measures, and which years the figure spans, as a clinic's results can move between reporting periods. Asking Jack Copland Centre for their more recent internal figures alongside the HFEA data is a fair way to get a fuller picture.

Worth asking the team directly: - What's included in the quoted price, and what add-on costs are typical - What their live-birth rates were for your specific age group in the latest HFEA data, given how much these vary by band here - How many cycles like yours they carry out each year, since this is a lower-volume clinic. A good consultant will welcome these questions rather than avoiding them.