Motion · S3M-05636 · 28 Jan 2010
Family Nurse Partnership Programme in Lothian
The motion
That the Parliament congratulates NHS Lothian on being selected by the Scottish Government as a test site, fully funded for three years, for a Family Nurse Partnership programme, an intensive preventive programme for vulnerable first-time young parents that has a 30-year evidence base showing the potential for improvements in women’s ante-natal health, reductions in children’s injuries, greater intervals between births, increases in fathers’ involvement, increases in employment and earnings, reductions in the need for benefits, improvements in school readiness, reduced arrests and criminal behaviour in 15-year-olds and mothers and that eventually produces savings five times the amount of an initial investment; realises that one measure alone is not the entire answer to challenges in this field but a welcome start, and wishes the project every success.
Supporters (19)
- Dr Alasdair Allan 28 Jan 2010
- Aileen Campbell 28 Jan 2010
- Malcolm Chisholm 28 Jan 2010
- Angela Constance Scottish National Party 28 Jan 2010
- Kenneth Gibson No Party Affiliation 28 Jan 2010
- Bill Kidd 28 Jan 2010
- Elaine Smith 28 Jan 2010
- Sandra White 28 Jan 2010
- Dave Thompson 29 Jan 2010
- Maureen Watt 1 Feb 2010
- Stuart McMillan Scottish National Party 2 Feb 2010
- Jamie Hepburn Scottish National Party 3 Feb 2010
- Gil Paterson 11 Feb 2010
- Brian Adam 16 Mar 2010
- Rob Gibson 16 Mar 2010
- Hugh O'Donnell 16 Mar 2010
- Mike Pringle 16 Mar 2010
- Bob Doris Scottish National Party 17 Mar 2010
- Robin Harper 30 Mar 2010
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.