Fertility clinics need fewer 'grade C mistakes'

What's most important is learning the lessons from errors made to minimise the chance of their happening again - this is not about naming and shaming.

However, there remain too many grade C mistakes, such as breaches of confidentiality. As patients have often told us, these mistakes may be less serious at first glance but they can still be very upsetting.

Clinics can and should be eradicating these sorts of avoidable errors, which will go a long way towards reducing patient distress and improving the overall experience of IVF treatment