Because it's worth it

Early years intervention to reduce inequalities is the current mantra. The Greater London Authority's Economics unit has published a report setting out the economic case for early intervention, designed to underpin the Mayor's health inequalities strategy. Amongst the programmes highlighted as effective interventions include the US Nurse Family Partnership (a model currently being trialled in the UK as Family Nurse Partnership) and early years education programmes. There's also an emphasis on the need to target programmes. The Cabinet Office early intervention review team has issued an interim report on financing early intervention, following on from Graham Allen's review issued in January. The final report is due out in May.