NHS attended to 9,000 FGM cases in England last year, report reveals

Report reveals slight drop on figures from 2016 – but Royal College of Nursing says number is not falling fast enoughMore than 9,000 attendances to NHS services in England last year involved the identification or treatment of female genital mutilation, a report has revealed.The data,released by NHS Digital and covering the period from April 2016 to March 2017, includes figures from both NHS trusts and GP practices.Continue reading...
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