Professionals in all areas of the health service must be able to have conversations with women about FGM, including the impact on their mental health, “because there are multiple points of entry into the health service and we know the litany of subsequent emotional and physical impacts of FGM on women’s health.”Official Report, 19 September, col. 22
Jan MacLeod agreed resources should be targeted at key points of contact with women, which include registering with a GP, the smear testing programme...