Wolverhampton clinic refused licence amid claims staff had woman agree to eggs donation while sedated
A fertility clinic has been refused a licence amid claims staff got permission to collect a woman's eggs while she was sedated.
St Jude's Clinic in Wolverhampton was applying to renew its licence when the alleged incident came to light.
Bosses have disputed the claims and are currently in the process of appealing, with a hearing due to take place in March.
The Wolverhampton clinic, based in Penn Road, can still continue practising until the appeal.
A report by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) said eggs were collected from a woman on August 20, 2010, but it is believed consent forms were filled in before she was discharged, one hour 20 minutes after the procedure.
Inspectors were concerned she would still have been under the influence of the anaesthetic.
They said health guidelines stated anyone having the drug, Midazolam, should not drive a car, operate machinery, or sign legal documents for 24 hours.
The report said: "For all of these reasons and others, to ask for written consent of a patient still under the effect of sedation is in our view wholly wrong."
The HFEA also said that 'on the balance of probabilities' they felt this 'was not a one-off occasion and must have happened on more than a single occasion'.
It said evidence given by Jude Adeghe, who officially holds the IVF licence, was 'not credible or truthful'.
No-one from St Jude's was available to comment.
