An analysis by a team at Birkbeck College, University of London, of thefirst year of the programme, launched by the government in ten pilotareas in March 2007 and rolled out to a further 20 areas in March 2008,found it was effectively targeting younger parents.
Eighty-eight per cent of families where parents were aged under 20 and81 per cent of families with parents from the ages of 20 to 23 wereenrolled on the programme.
On average, the parents rated the contribution of the FNP to theirfamily as 8 on a scale of one to 10. Family nurses reported that theyhad seen improvements in parenting practices, health, behaviour,relationships and maternal well-being.They also reported a good level ofengagement of fathers.
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