Health Visiting has a long and proud history. Even before the first appointment of a health visitor by a local authority took place in 1862, women were working in similar roles, to promote healthier lifestyles and reduce infant mortality, but …
In 2013, the Government committed to increasing the number of Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) places available at any one time to 16,000 by March 2015. We're on track to hit that target this month and reach between 25 – 30% …
“FNP has helped me move from being a teenager to being a responsible mum” (FNP mum) “I’m going to be the bedrock for my child” (FNP dad) Strong evidence tells us that teenage parents and their children are at higher …
In the fourth of our series of blogs from the Week of Action on Helping People to Stay Independent, Maximising Well-being and Improving Health Outcomes, David Foster, Deputy Director of Nursing at the Department of Health, shares his experiences of seeing a health visitor and midwives …
