FGM: nearly 2,000 women and girls treated by NHS since April Public health minister heralds data collection on female genital mutilation as major milestone on road to ending FGM in the UK
More than 1,700 women and girls who have undergone female genital mutilation have been treated by the NHS since April, according to the first official figures to be published on the numbers of FGM cases seen by hospitals in England.
The data, part of a wide-ranging government package to eradicate FGM on British soil, reveals that 467 previously unknown genital mutilation survivors were treated at acute NHS trusts in England in September alone. Continue reading... The Guardian
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More than 1,700 women and girls who have undergone female genital mutilation have been treated by the NHS since April, according to the first official figures to be published on the numbers of FGM cases seen by hospitals in England.
The data, part of a wide-ranging government package to eradicate FGM on British soil, reveals that 467 previously unknown genital mutilation survivors were treated at acute NHS trusts in England in September alone. Continue reading... The Guardian
See also:
- Female genital mutilation figures published Health & Social Care Information Centre
- Nearly 500 new FGM cases identified BBC News
- Almost 2,000 women in six months are treated for female genital mutilation in English hospitals, first ever official figures show Daily Mail
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