I have been a nurse for over 35 years, working primarily in public health, early intervention and safeguarding children. I am currently Nurse Consultant in the Chief Public Health Nurse Directorate within the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, Department of Health and Social Care. I work on increasing access to evidence-based parenting support for families facing multiple disadvantage which includes delivery of the Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) programme in England. FNP is a preventative early intervention nursing programme working with young first-time mothers during pregnancy and up until their child is two. My role involves strategic development and clinical leadership of the programme in England, focusing on evidence-based practice, quality improvement and system wide implementation to improve outcomes for vulnerable children and families.