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Law change will oblige nurses to report female genital mutilation

09 March 2015

Emergency Nurse

News

FRONT LINE healthcare and other professionals will have a mandatory duty to report cases of female genital mutilation (FGM), ministers announced last month.

We must stop the assaults

04 November 2014

Nursing Children and Young People

Opinion

IF THE estimate that up to 65,000 girls aged up to 13 years in the UK are at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) is correct, this would make it the most...

Simple questions can help nurses identify girls at risk of female genital mutilation

11 March 2015

Nursing Children and Young People

News

NURSES SHOULD have ‘professional curiosity’ and ask their patients simple questions to help them detect whether girls in their community are at risk of female...

Care system must do more to protect girls from mutilation

01 December 2013

Nursing Children and Young People

Analysis

SCHOOL NURSES and health visitors have a crucial role to play in tackling female genital mutilation (FGM), according to a new report.

Vantage point - We must stop female genital mutilation

02 March 2015

Nursing Management

Opinion

AN IMPORTANT event took place last month: February 6 was the international day of zero tolerance of female genital mutilation (FGM).

New law demands the reporting of female genital mutilation

02 March 2015

Nursing Management

News

FRONT LINE healthcare and other professionals will soon have a mandatory duty to report cases of female genital mutilation (FGM), ministers said last month.

Help us in our ambition to end FGM in the UK within a generation

18 June 2014

Nursing Standard

Letter

Thank you for highlighting the abuse that is female genital mutilation (News May 28 and Letters June 4).

More nurses are needed to deal with a ‘national scandal’

09 July 2014

Nursing Standard

Letter

Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a public health issue for nurses working in school, community and general practice settings (Features June 25).

FGM has no place in modern Britain, says RCN

21 July 2014

Nursing Standard

Online only news

Nurses play a vital role in protecting girls at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM), RCN general secretary Peter Carter has said.

The role of nurses is vital in ending female genital mutilation

22 May 2014

Nursing Standard

Online only news

Nurses have an important role in eradicating female genital mutilation, but some may be afraid to report it for fear of being seen as culturally insensitive, a...