Tuesday, 7 February 2017

NHS treats or discovers Female Genital Mutilation 'every hour'

NHS treats or discovers Female Genital Mutilation 'every hour' A new case of female genital mutilation (FGM) is either discovered or treated at a medical appointment in England every hour, a charity has said.

Plan International UK said statistics provided by NHS Digital showed that between 1 April 2015 and 31 March 2016, there were 8,656 attendances where FGM was identified or a procedure for FGM was undertaken. This represents an average of 23.7 attendances per day, or one attendance every 60.7 minutes. OnMedica

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