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Introduction
Current facilities available in Leeds
At the current time, Leeds is home to two of the most successful Reproductive Medicine Units (RMU's) in the country. One unit is based within the Clarendon Wing at Leeds General Infirmary and the other unit is located within the Gledhow Wing at St James's University Hospital. Plans are at an advanced stage to bring the two units together in a newly developed facility.
The Clarendon Wing Reproductive Medicine unit was established in 1991 by Mr Rutherford. Since then the unit has grown rapidly and is now acknowledged as one of the largest units in the United Kingdom. The Gledhow Wing Reproductive Medicine Unit was formed by Mrs Sharma in 1991, and was quickly established as one of the most successful units within the United Kingdom. When the two units merge, they will form one of the largest and most comprehensive services within the UK.
Patients are referred to us with a range of infertility disorders, including early pregnancy loss, and we can offer all forms of infertility treatment.
Over 1000 new patients are seen on an annual basis with a wide range of diagnoses. The diagram illustrates the different types of infertility in the patients that receive treatment at the two units.
A robust Quality Management System has been established across both IVF units and this was awarded certification to the ISO standard 9001:2000 in June 2006. Maintaining this system ensures that all staff provide an ongoing commitment to the highest quality standards.
Clarendon Wing Reproductive Medicine Unit
Gledhow Wing Reproductive Medicine Unit
Reproductive medicine is at the cutting edge of modern medicine with rapid application to clinical practice of the lessons learned in the scientific laboratory. The laboratory research in reproductive medicine at the two units is lead by Dr Helen Picton.
Mrs Vinay Sharma
Mr Anthony J Rutherford
Prof. Adam Balen
Consultant Medical Staff
- Clarendon Wing
- Mr Anthony J Rutherford
Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist - Prof. Adam H Balen
Consultant Gynaecologist with a special interest in Reproductive Endocrinology - Mr Adrian D Joyce
Consultant Urologist with a special interest in male infertility
- Mr Anthony J Rutherford
- Gledhow Wing
- Mrs Vinay Sharma
Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist - Mr Stephen Prescott
Consultant Urologist
- Mrs Vinay Sharma
- University of Leeds
- Dr Helen M Picton
Scientific Director and Senior Lecturer in Reproductive Biology
- Dr Helen M Picton
- Senior Management (Joint positions)
- Debra Wheeler, Assistant Director of Operations
- Suzanne Matthews, Business Manager
Embryologists
- Joint Positions
- Dr David Morroll, Consultant Embryologist
- Clarendon
Wing
- Jan Hogg, Lead Embryologist
- Gledhow
Wing
- Karen Hoxha, Lead Embryologist
Nursing Staff
- Joint
positions
- Jill Bulmer, Senior Nurse - Clarendon Wing and Gledhow Wing
- Clarendon Wing
- Karen Miller, Senior Sister
- Gledhow Wing
- Kathryn Richardson, Senior Sister, local nurse co-ordinator
Counsellors
- Clarendon Wing
- Christopher Bulmer, Senior Counsellor
- Pam Mather, Counsellor
- Angela Smith, Counsellor
- Gledhow Wing
- Joyce Crammond, Psychologist
Administrative/Secretarial and Clerical Staff
- Clarendon Wing
- Viki Short, Secretary to Mr A J Rutherford
- Linda Hall, Secretary to Mr A H Balen
- Mandy Blackburn, IVF Secretary
- Annette Warburton, Private IVF Secretary
- Gledhow
Wing
- Katherine Reddington, Clerical Supervisor
- Linda Butcher, IVF Secretary
- Anne Pithie, Business Support Officer