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<p>The Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Prevention Programme funded by the Department
and partnered with NHS England concluded on 31 March 2018 – it was always the intention
that the Programme would conclude at this point.</p><p> </p><p>Since its launch, the
Programme has worked closely with regional safeguarding teams across England, and
these teams will be carrying on the work across the National Health Service in England
to tackle FGM. Discussions, coordination and multi-agency work between the NHS and
various partner agencies including the police and PPCs will therefore continue as
part of this.</p><p> </p><p>Governance and monitoring and planning was built into
the FGM Prevention Programme framework since its launch in 2014, including plans to
conclude the Programme and arrangements for the work to be taken forward after April
2018.</p><p> </p><p>To support staff in their FGM prevention work, the FGM Prevention
Programme developed a package of health-specific FGM materials providing guidance
on safeguarding, commissioning of services, and guidance around the mandatory reporting
duty It also held national awareness raising roadshows for over 6,000 professionals
and commissioned comprehensive FGM e-learning with Health Education England, free
to all NHS staff which has been completed by over 11,000 people on the e-learning
for health website between January 2016 and February 2018.</p>
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