FGM Sister Study

A qualitative study exploring the views of FGM/C survivors, male partners, and health care professionals on the timing of deinfibulation surgery @UoB_IAHR

[FGM Sister Study @FGMSisterStudy]

This study is funded by the National Institute for Health
Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment (project reference 16/78/04). The
views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the
NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care.

[College of Medicine and Health (UoB) @unibirm_CMH]

Commentary | Our @FGMSisterStudy team discuss the urgent need to improve NHS care for #FGM survivors and their families; FGM is a significant global health concern and is becoming an increasingly important healthcare challenge in the UK https://t.co/PK9rstnmZP

[FGM Sister Study @FGMSisterStudy]

@news_ub @unibirm_MDS @drlauraljones @DrBenCostello @DanksEmma @FSudworth

[UniBirmingham News @news_ub]

📰 | #FGM is a significant global health concern and is becoming an increasingly important healthcare challenge in the UK.
Our @FGMSisterStudy team discuss the urgent need to improve #NHS care for FGM survivors and their families: https://t.co/CnLgCBy2mu @unibirm_MDS

[Dr Benjamin Costello @DrBenCostello]

Today is International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation. I’m privileged to be involved in #FGM research at @UoB_IAHR. We have written a short article on FGM & some issues around providing effective care to survivors & their families: https://t.co/pf4vQgq7dp

[Applied Health Sciences @UoB_DAHS]

Annual cost of NHS care for FGM survivors estimated £100 million, yet current NHS service provision often remains sub-optimal. Urgent need to improve NHS care for FGM survivors and their families #zerotoleranceday #TeamIAHR @unibirm_MDS @FGMsisterstudy https://t.co/xH51vUKh2V

[College of Medicine and Health (UoB) @unibirm_CMH]

#ZeroToleranceDay | More than 200 million women and girls are affected by #FGM globally. Our @FGMSisterStudy team discuss how they engage with FGM-affected communities and other key stakeholders to provide recommendations to improve NHS care provision: https://t.co/PK9rstnmZP

[Birmingham Health Partners @BHPComms]

How can NHS services be best delivered to meet the needs of FGM survivors and their families? The @FGMSisterStudy is exploring their views on deinfibulation (reopening) surgery and ongoing FGM care provision > https://t.co/hXJlyxEqRq
#NoFGM #EndFGM #IDZT2020 @DanksEmma

[UniBirmingham News @news_ub]

On #ZeroToleranceDay the @FGMSisterStudy discusses their research which engaging with #FGM-affected communities, healthcare professionals, and other key stakeholders across the UK to provide recommendations to improve NHS FGM care provision. https://t.co/CnLgCBy2mu

[Applied Health Sciences @UoB_DAHS]

@FGMsisterstudy aims to explore and understand the views of FGM survivors, male partners & healthcare professionals on the timing of deinfibulation & how NHS services can best be delivered to meet the needs of FGM survivors & their families #TeamIAHR https://t.co/xH51vV1Srv

[Applied Health Sciences @UoB_DAHS]

FGM is a significant global health concern and is an increasingly important healthcare challenge in the UK owing to rising levels of migration from FGM-affected countries #zerotoleranceday #TeamIAHR @unibirm_MDS @FGMsisterstudy https://t.co/xH51vUKh2V

[FGM Sister Study @FGMSisterStudy]

@Jeremmie2010 @drlauraljones @FarinaK @UoB_IAHR Thanks for your message. Invitation to our stakeholder event is by invitation only. If you are interested in attending, please send us a DM and we can discuss further. (Ben)

[FGM Sister Study @FGMSisterStudy]

Our research team are in London today talking to and learning from FGM survivors at our community event (in collaboration with Barnardo's). We will be running a stakeholder event in February 2020 - get in touch if you would like to be involved! @UoB_IAHR

[FGM Sister Study @FGMSisterStudy]

@creatingequalz @WeMidwives @consideredview Sorry to have missed you but thank you for your message! #wemidwives

[FGM Sister Study @FGMSisterStudy]

Q4. Interesting and insightful thoughts - thanks #wemidwives

[Alison Gabrielle Perry @AlisonNWLChamp]

@FGMSisterStudy @qazwsxg117

[FGM Sister Study @FGMSisterStudy]

@thelovelymaeve Looks lovely! Thank you for sharing your views! #WeMidwives

[WeMidwives 💙💛 @WeMidwives]

Here’s a message from the @FGMSisterStudy team - a big thank you from us at #WeMidwives for being here and we know there will be more replies over the next few days to the posted question - we have enjoyed raising the profile of your valuable compassionate research - ❤️

[FGM Sister Study @FGMSisterStudy]

#wemidwives

[WeMidwives 💙💛 @WeMidwives]

There may not be many of us in this tweet chat but we are still making a difference for survivors of FGM - this is what matters #WeMidwives - we are grateful to @FGMSisterStudy @MhairiMcLellan @thelovelymaeve @consideredview @DrBenCostello @FSudworth @DanksEmma for tonight

[FGM Sister Study @FGMSisterStudy]

Would love to hear your views @AlisonNWLChamp #wemidwives

[FGM Sister Study @FGMSisterStudy]

Hope that you are able to join us discussing FGM over the next hour!! #wemidwives

[WeMidwives 💙💛 @WeMidwives]

So tonight we are running a tweet chat with the fabulous @FGMSisterStudy team . Here’s the pre chat info - https://t.co/ckhXYuyACW . Five questions by their team to promote evidence and positive debate . Q1 is here - please use #WeMidwives or it willl affect the analytics

[WeMidwives 💙💛 @WeMidwives]

Question 4 thanks for using the hashtag #wemidwives and for adding the Q number in replies!