‘End funding lottery’ for IVF say Newcastle Centre for Life expertsFor too many people, the funding they get for IVF is a "lottery" warned experts during a panel discussion in at the Centre for LifeView 4 Images Panellists at the Babylove event celebrating 25 years of the fertility centre at the Centre for Life (Image: Sam Volpe / Newcastle Chronicle)A panel of NHS fertility experts called for an end to "unfair" funding arrangements for IVF treatment during a panel discussion at the Centre for Life in Newcastle. Speakers included Professor Alison Murdoch, who founded the fertility centre, along with current president of the British Fertility Society - and Newcastle consultant - Mr Kevin McEleny. Each of them agreed that fair funding - and ensuring that the NHS more broadly receives the funding it needs - is vital. The discussion came amid moving reflections on how far fertility treatment has come. Remembering the early days of fertility treatment in Newcastle, she said: "What changed was IVF.