The FNP pilots were launched in 2007 and are currently operating in 55 local authority areas. They provide intensive home visits for young first-time parents, working with them from early pregnancy until the child's first birthday. The programme was brought over from the United States, where it is known as the Nurse-Family Partnership Program.
Mr Lansley said that so far 6,000 families have benefited from the programme and that the Government is committed to doubling that number by 2015.
The Unite trade union welcomed the expansion, but warned that some local authority pilot areas are decommissioning the FNP programme because of financial pressures.
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