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Article: Guidelines for health professionals on forced marriage launched.
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- June 4, 2007
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M2 PRESSWIRE-4 June 2007-UK Government: Guidelines for health professionals on forced marriage launched(C)1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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Guidelines to assist health professionals who suspect cases of forced marriage are today launched by the Government.
Aimed at frontline practitioners such as GPs, school nurses, midwives, and A&E staff, the guidelines provide practical advice on how to recognise the warning signs, and what to do if a patient discloses that they have been, or are about to be, forced to marry.
Each year approximately 300 cases of forced marriage are reported to the Government's Forced Marriage Unit. But ...