family-nurse-partnership
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Welcoming our new FNP National Clinical Lead
6th September 2023
We asked our newly appointed FNP National Clinical Lead, Amy Piper, to reflect on her journey into this new role.
Celebrating the 2023 Family Nurse Partnership Scotland Conference
21st April 2023
On Thursday 16th March the Scottish Government hosted a conference for all Family Nurse Partnership staff at the Hilton Carlton in Edinburgh. The event was attended by over 160 people from a range of backgrounds, including family nurses, supervisors, data managers and some of our NES colleagues.
Experiences of a New Family Nurse
24th November 2022
We asked Gail Chapple to share her journey of becoming a new family nurse within the Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) in Scotland. A family nurse’s role is to visit families in their homes and provide intensive tailored support to young first-time mothers aged 19 or under, and eligible 20–24-year-olds, from early pregnancy until the child reaches two.
Reflections on the 10 Year Analysis
27th June 2022
We asked Peter Macleod, retired Chief Executive of the Care Inspectorate, to offer his reflections on the Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) 10 Year Analysis, which we published on 6th May 2022. The 10 Year Analysis is a review of FNP data over the 10 years of operation in Scotland, to examine successes of the programme and areas for improvement.