Family Nurse Partnership (FNP)

The Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) is a preventative programme offered to first-time mothers aged 19 and under. HCRG Care Group provides this programme to mothers, their partners and families who reside in Wiltshire.

This programme is voluntary and offers a personalised , flexible client centred approach. The programme can be flexed to meet the mother’s needs, the number of visits “dialled up” or “dialled down”. Mothers can be graduated from the programme any time after their child’s first birthday up to the child’s second birthday. The visits can take place in the mother’s home or in a community setting wherever the mother feels most comfortable .

More information about FNP

Some feedback from mothers: “I am a better parent from all the knowledge my family nurse has given me… I am more confident… I have made better choices with the family nurse’s guidance.”

Another client said: ”I have been concerned about my health, I ask and always get good advice. I was asked how I’m feeling in myself at every session which is good I think.”

Click here to take a look at Inspiring stories from teenage mums helped by the Family Nurse Partnership Programme.

This service is offered to young women who live in Wiltshire, who are expecting their first baby, and are under 28 weeks pregnant at the time of enrolment.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does FNP work?

The programme uses in-depth methods to work with young parents on attachment, relationships and psychological preparation for parenthood.

Family nurses build supportive, therapeutic relationships with families and guide first time teenage parents so that they adopt healthier lifestyles for themselves and their babies; provide good care for their babies and plan their futures.

How do I refer to FNP?

Download the FNP notification form

To make a request for service, you can download and complete the FNP Notification Form below:

FNP Notification Form

Send the form to us securely

The safest (and fastest) way to send this to us is via a secure or encrypted email route to bswchildrens.enquiries@hcrgcaregroup.com. If you have an email address that ends in the following domain, then it is safe for you to send us information by email, without encryption:

Nhs.net
Secure.nhs.uk
Gov.uk
Cjsm.net
Pnn.police.uk
Mod.uk
Parliament.uk

If you don’t have an email address that ends in the above, don’t worry!

Just send us an email, or give us a call, informing us that you wish to send something that includes confidential data, then we can reply using the NHS encrypted email service. You will receive an email that asks you to create an account and log in to view the email.

You can then reply, forward and add confidential attachments to correspondence which will be encrypted.

An alternative way of sending confidential information to us is via post to:

Family Nurse Partnership
Derby Court,
White Horse Business Park,
Epsom Square,
Epsom Road,
Trowbridge, Wiltshire,
BA14 0XG

Who is eligible?

Inclusion criteria

Wiltshire resident
Age 19 years or under at last menstrual period
First pregnancy as confirmed by health professional (including if first pregnancy ended in miscarriage, stillbirth or termination. Multiple births included)
Notified to FNP Wiltshire as soon as pregnancy is booked by midwife in order that recruitment and enrollment takes place before 28 weeks

Exclusion criteria

If family is planning to have the child adopted
If family plan to leave area before child reaches 2 years old, for an extended period of time (3 months or longer)
Women who have had a previous live birth
Notification is later than 24 weeks

What happens next?

On receipt of the notification form, the family’s eligibility criteria is reviewed and if programme capacity allows, a Family Nurse will contact the family to arrange a home visit.

The family’s decision whether to join this voluntary programme will then be communicated to the referrer by letter.