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Protecting against FGM and
caring for survivors
How to develop and implement Female Genital Mutilation services and
safeguarding measures in the NHS
19th March, 2015 - The Oxford Hotel, Godstow road, OX2 8AL Oxford
TIME
AGENDA ITEM
9.00 - 9.30
Registration and Coffee/Tea
9.30 - 9.40
Welcome introduction to the day
Anthony Stansfeld- Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner
Maggie Blyth – Chair of Oxfordshire Safeguarding Children Board
Tackling FGM in Oxfordshire - Sharing the Journey So Far…
9.40 - 10.10
FGM- what, where and why?
Dr Brenda Kelly, Consultant Obstetrician, Oxford Rose Clinic, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust,
10.10 - 10.25
Tackling FGM in Oxfordshire- how we began
Dr Clare Robertson, Consultant Paediatrician, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust,
Designated Doctor for Safeguarding, Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group
10.25 - 11.10
Case presentation: our vision in action: provision, protection, prevention (and
challenges)
Dr Brenda Kelly, Oxford Rose Clinic, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust,
Mrs Hannah Farncombe, Interim Head of Service, Safeguarding, Oxfordshire County Council
Ms Joanne McEwan, Health Visitor, Oxford Health
DCI Katy Barrow-Grint, Oxfordshire Protecting Vulnerable People Unit, Thames Valley Police
11.10 - 11.30
Q & A Panel
11.30 - 11.50
BREAK
Tackling FGM – National strategy
11.50 - 12.10
The Department of Health FGM prevention programme
Astrid Fairclough, DoH, FGM Programme Manager
12.10 - 12.30
The Government’s FGM unit- overview on Government work to tackle FGM
Home Office FGM Unit
12.30 - 12.50
Mandatory Data Prevalence Collection
Richard Steele , HSCIC, DoH FGM Prevention Programme
12.50 - 13.50
Lunch and learn- sharing ideas in Thames Valley
13.50 - 14.20
“Diasporan Hands”
14.20 - 14.40
FGM Survivors story brought through
Drama and Dance
BREAK
Moving Forward with Communities
14.40 - 15.00
I: Community engagement and preventative work in Oxfordshire
Dr Olaa Mohamed-Ahmed, Public Health Doctor, Oxfordshire County Council
Jackie Wilderspin, Public Health Specialist, Oxfordshire County Council
15.00 - 15.20
II: Coordinated Response and Next Steps
Ms Liz Jones, Domestic & Sexual Abuse Co-ordinator, Oxford City Council
15.20 - 16.00
Oxford Against Cutting: the role of the third sector
Ms Kate Agha, Oxford Against Cutting and Amnesty International (Oxford)
16.00 - 16.20
16.20 - 16.30
Q & A/Panel discussion
Concluding remarks -Cllr Melinda Tilley, Oxfordshire County Councillor, Cabinet
Member for Children, Education and Families
Department of Health, NHS England & the Home Office
with Oxfordshire Safeguarding Children Board
How to book: Please note the event is not booked via the OSCB. To book a place at the conference,
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