title: Setting up a clinic to assess children and young people for female genital mutilation.
abstract: It is now mandatory for health, social care professionals and teachers to report to the police all under-18s where female genital mutilation (FGM) has been disclosed by the child or where physical signs of FGM are seen. Such referrals are likely to result in a request for medical examination. New multiagency statutory guidance sets out instructions for physical examination but provides no details how services should be set-up. This review gives practical guidance learnt from the first year of the UK's only dedicated children's FGM service.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, University College London Hospital, London, UK.|Camden Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), London, UK.
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hodes
authors.affiliation: Department of Women's Health, University College London Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: Sarah M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Creighton
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019093:Circumcision, Female; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D019221:Mandatory Reporting; D010808:Physical Examination; D018570:Risk Assessment; D006113:United Kingdom; D016387:Women's Health
keywords: Child Abuse; Paediatric Practice