Principles | Enablers | Activities | |||||||||||||
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Reference & notes | Essential characteristics of the clinician | Clinician-patient relation-ship | Patient as a unique person | Bio-psycho-social perspective | Clinician-patient communication | Integration of medical & non-medical care | Team work | Access to care | Coordination & continuity of care | Patient inform-ation | Patient involvement in care | Involve-ment of family & friends | Patient empowerment | Physical Support | Emotional support |
Australia | |||||||||||||||
[82] Safeguarding & care guide | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
[151] Service co-ordination guide that includes the flow chart outlining care | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
[84] Care of women with FGM | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
[85] Includes Practice Guidelines | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Canada | |||||||||||||||
[75] Clinical practice guideline developed by multiple professional committees | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Ireland | |||||||||||||||
[152] Handbook for health professionals | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
UK | |||||||||||||||
[86] Multi-agency guidance talking about FGM & appropriate professional response | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||||
[153] Multi-agency statutory guidance—safeguarding | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
[88] Health visitors & school nurses mandatory reporting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
[89] Multi-agency pathways, screening, risk assessment checklist tools & referral flowcharts for women & girls | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
[154] Clinical standards for services includes referral & safeguarding, data collection & documentation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
[68] Resource for nursing and midwifery practice | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
[155] Toolkit How to do direct work on FGM with children, young people, parents and carers for Social Workers | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
[156] Working Therapeutically with Survivors counsellors, psychologists | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
US | |||||||||||||||
[92] Clinical report guidance for the clinician in paediatric care | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |