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Richmond upon Thames Liberal Democrats:Covering the constituencies of Twickenham and Richmond Park |
Tonge quizzes Howe on Female Genital Mutilation
September 16, 2011 11:40 AM
• [Sep 15] Baroness Tonge (Liberal Democrat): TO ask Her Majesty's Government what action they have taken to ensure standardisation of specialist female genital mutilation services across the United Kingdom.
- TO ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will guarantee funding for the 16 specialist female genital mutilation clinics in the United Kingdom.
Earl Howe (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Quality), Health; Conservative): It is for local commissioners to take decisions on funding priorities based on the assessment of need of local populations. The department proposed in Healthy Lives, Healthy People: Consultation on the Funding and Commissioning Routes for Public Health, that female genital mutilation (FGM) clinics should be commissioned by local authorities. The department published its response to the consultation feedback on 14 July. In this response, it is confirmed that on the basis of feedback from stakeholders, the department has changed its position and can now confirm that specialist FGM services will be commissioned by the National Health Service. Further details on arrangements for this commissioning will be confirmed in due course.
There is a wealth of guidance and best practice available to health professionals on FGM. The department produced a DVD on FGM in 2006, which gives a general introduction to health implications of female genital mutilation. It includes interviews with women who have undergone FGM and outlines the appropriate response from health care professionals. Guidance has also been published by HM Government: Multi-Agency Practice Guidelines: Female Genital Mutilation, 2011 which can be found at: www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_124551.
Clinical guidance has also been produced by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists-Female genital mutilation and its management; green-top guideline No.53; the British Medical Association; Female Genital Mutilation: An RCN educational resource for nursing and midwifery staff, 2006; Female Genital Mutilation: Caring for patients and safeguarding children, guidance from the British Medical Association.
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