National Patient Survey 2024

# National Patient Survey 2024

Survey of UK fertility

2 September - 9 October 2024

Published: March 2025

[Download the underlying dataset as .xlsx](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/media/vf5bxixp/national-patient-survey-2024-underlying-dataset.xlsx "Download the underlying dataset for the ‘National Patient Survey 2024’ report")

## Table of contents

- [Main points](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/national-patient-survey-2024/#main-points)

- [Introduction](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/national-patient-survey-2024/#introduction)

- [Section 1: Over 70% of patients were satisfied with treatment](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/national-patient-survey-2024/#section-1)

- [Section 2: Almost 80% of patients spoke to a GP before treatment](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/national-patient-survey-2024/#section-2)

- [Section 3: 73% had used an additional test, treatment or emerging technology](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/national-patient-survey-2024/#section-3)

- [Section 4: Around a quarter of respondents had used donor eggs, sperm, or embryos](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/national-patient-survey-2024/#section-4)

- [Section 5: 40% of those able to donate would be willing to donate to research](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/national-patient-survey-2024/#section-5)

- [Section 6: Familiarity with the HFEA increased to 68%](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/national-patient-survey-2024/#section-6)

- [Qualitative summary](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/national-patient-survey-2024/#qualitative-summary)

- [About our data](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/national-patient-survey-2024/#about-our-data)

## Main points

- Fertility patients’ satisfaction with most ...