NHS attended to 9,000 FGM cases in England last year, report reveals
by Nicola Davis from on (#2VPY8)
Report reveals slight drop on figures from 2016 - but Royal College of Nursing says number is not falling fast enough
More 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.
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