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DCSF: Nurse-Family Partnership Programme - First Year Pilot Site Implementation in England: Pregnancy and the Post-partum Period Research Information

DescriptionThe Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP)is an evidence-based nurse home-visiting programme designed to improve the health, well-being and self-sufficiency of young first-time parents and their children. This research was undertaken to consider the feasibility of implementing the Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) programme in England in ten test sites and its short-term impact on practitioners, the wider service community and children and families. The research involved:
- Forms completed by 57 Family Nurses;
- Interviews with 106 clients (approximately 10%), with some partners or other family members,
Family Nurses and supervisors, administrators, local managers, stakeholders from other agencies, and the central government team.
- Researchers also visited sites, observed group supervision meetings and attended and analysed ratings of training.
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Reference IDDCSF-RW051
Coverage Country England
Date Released7 July 2008
TypeResearch Report

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