This guide for health professionals contains information on what FGM is, the health complications, the law and safeguarding duties.
Country: England and Wales
Female genital mutilation: RCN guidance for sexual health care
This publication focuses on those professionals working in sexual health care services, and their safeguarding duties regarding FGM. Including pathways and guidance.
FGM Risk and Safeguarding Guidance for Health
This guide has been created to help health professionals identify and assess the risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) for patients in your care and to support the discussion with patients and family members.
London Assembly – Tackling FGM in London
This report provides findings and recommendations compiled from the London Assembly Conference in January 2017, which are directed at the Mayor to champion the fight against FGM in London and translate his promised into actions.
FGM Leaflet: for pregnant women
This leaflet is for pregnant women who have disclosed or have been identified as having FGM. It explains why a case may be referred to social care, what the law and health consequences are and links to how a family can protect their daughter. The leaflet also shows a diagram of the female genitalia that is labelled for women to be able to identify the types of FGM.
Models of care and care pathways to support mental health and wellbeing of looked after children: Findings of call for evidence
This document presents the findings of a call for evidence to develop models of care and care pathways to support the mental health and wellbeing of looked after children. A free SCIE account is needed to download the full report.
Best Practice Guideline: A universal FGM flowchart and reporting tool
A practical pathway to support staff compliance with the process of working with a female (adult or child) at risk of undergoing FGM or who has previously undergone FGM.
Maternity guidelines for the care of women who have been affected by FGM
These guidelines have been produced to support the policy of asking all women at their booking appointment whether they have experienced any form of surgery to their genitals including female genital mutilation.
What to do if you’re worried about a child: Advice for practitioners
Department of Education advice to help practitioners identify the signs of child abuse and neglect and understand what action to take.
The right to choose: multi-agency statutory guidance for dealing with forced marriage
FGM can be linked to forced marriage, as in certain communities where forced marriage is found, women are forced to undergo FGM before marriage. The multi-agency statutory guidance for dealing with forced marriage is for all persons and bodies who exercise public function in relation to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.