I WAS very interested in your article on August 21 about Dr Mark Hayes and his concerns about postcode lotteries for certain treatments.

The article focused on IVF treatment. I wonder if Dr Hayes thinks the same about all treatment, i.e. facet joint injections, which my wife received at York Hospital and were of great benefit.

In fact she did not have to take any pain relief for up to eight weeks after the injections. Now she is on so many pain relief tablets that she is doped up most of the time.

Mr L Ford, Ingleby Drive, Tadcaster.