Bristol PCT have been doing some work on this I believe : If you contact
Christina Gray at NHS Bristol [log in to unmask] I am sure she
will be happy to let you know what they have done.
Regards
Giovanna Edwards
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From: Health of minority ethnic communities in the UK
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Spence Helen
Sent: 15 January 2009 15:50
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Religious Male Infant Circumcision: request for information
Tower Hamlets PCT has a religious and cultural circumcision service,
which has had links with the PCT. See publication link. I am afraid I
don't have any contact details for them though.
Helen
Title: An NHS religious and cultural male circumcision service: service
users' views and experiences.
Citation: Community Practitioner, 2007, vol./is. 80/3(20-23)
Author(s): Abbott, Stephen, Shahriar, Syed
Abstract: An NHS male circumcision service has been established for
Muslim families in Tower Hamlets, London. Boys in the area have usually
been circumcised when aged between five and eleven, by unregulated
private practitioners. The new service is offered to boys aged under
five months. A charge is made. An evaluation (20 semi-structured
interviews with parents and five with staff) found that it was the
expectation of a safe and high-quality service that had mostly
influenced parents to use the service. Nearly all thought that
circumcision was best carried out at any early stage, because of reduced
pain and greater safety. Almost all service users commented on how
helpful, reassuring and informative staff were. Most said that they
would use the service again, and over half had already recommended the
service to others. This small study highlights how a public sector
organisation can be responsive to its community. 7 refs.
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From: Health of minority ethnic communities in the UK
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Sent: 15 January 2009 12:11
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Subject: Re: Religious Male Infant Circumcision: request for information
James,
Thank you for this, very interesting. The lack of provision for cultural
rather than religious reasons is worrying; the vast majority of
complications following circumcision in Italy (including two infant
deaths last year) involved nigerian families; the intervention was not
on religious grounds.
Giovanna Maria Polato
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> Subject: Religious Male Infant Circumcision: request for
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> Dear Colleagues,
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> Religious Male Infant Circumcision
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> I am doing some scoping on the issue of male infant
> circumcision,
> looking at what models are in place, how the service is
> quality assured
> and what the financial arrangements are.
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> Please can you all send me information about the provision
> of religious
> male infant circumcision in your areas? Please send any
> models,
> policies or other documentation.
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