Healthy Child Wales Programme: Annual percentage of eligible children receiving contacts by local authority of residence, April 2019 onwards

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Data valuesData descriptionYearAreaContact
82.5Percentage2024WalesAll contacts
92.0Percentage2024WalesContact at 10 - 14 days
82.6Percentage2024WalesPhysical examination at 6 weeks
79.8Percentage2024WalesWeight and measurement at 8 weeks
75.7Percentage2024WalesWeight and measurement at 12 weeks
75.3Percentage2024WalesWeight and measurement at 16 weeks
88.6Percentage2024WalesContact at 6 months
86.2Percentage2024WalesHealth visitor contact at 15 months
83.9Percentage2024WalesHealth visitor contact at 27 months
77.7Percentage2024WalesContact at 3.5 years pre-school
90.1Percentage2024Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health BoardAll contacts
93.9Percentage2024Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health BoardContact at 10 - 14 days
90.1Percentage2024Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health BoardPhysical examination at 6 weeks
88.9Percentage2024Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health BoardWeight and measurement at 8 weeks
86.8Percentage2024Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health BoardWeight and measurement at 12 weeks
88.1Percentage2024Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health BoardWeight and measurement at 16 weeks
92.2Percentage2024Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health BoardContact at 6 months
89.5Percentage2024Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health BoardHealth visitor contact at 15 months
86.0Percentage2024Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health BoardHealth visitor contact at 27 months
80.6Percentage2024Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health BoardContact at 3.5 years pre-school
90.8Percentage2024Powys Teaching Local Health BoardAll contacts
84.9Percentage2024Powys Teaching Local Health BoardContact at 10 - 14 days
90.8Percentage2024Powys Teaching Local Health BoardPhysical examination at 6 weeks
80.2Percentage2024Powys Teaching Local Health BoardWeight and measurement at 8 weeks
75.9Percentage2024Powys Teaching Local Health BoardWeight and measurement at 12 weeks
75.6Percentage2024Powys Teaching Local Health BoardWeight and measurement at 16 weeks
86.4Percentage2024Powys Teaching Local Health BoardContact at 6 months
76.4Percentage2024Powys Teaching Local Health BoardHealth visitor contact at 15 months
79.5Percentage2024Powys Teaching Local Health BoardHealth visitor contact at 27 months
73.3Percentage2024Powys Teaching Local Health BoardContact at 3.5 years pre-school
86.8Percentage2024Hywel Dda University Local Health BoardAll contacts
97.1Percentage2024Hywel Dda University Local Health BoardContact at 10 - 14 days
86.8Percentage2024Hywel Dda University Local Health BoardPhysical examination at 6 weeks
70.8Percentage2024Hywel Dda University Local Health BoardWeight and measurement at 8 weeks
68.4Percentage2024Hywel Dda University Local Health BoardWeight and measurement at 12 weeks
67.3Percentage2024Hywel Dda University Local Health BoardWeight and measurement at 16 weeks
96.0Percentage2024Hywel Dda University Local Health BoardContact at 6 months
94.6Percentage2024Hywel Dda University Local Health BoardHealth visitor contact at 15 months
92.2Percentage2024Hywel Dda University Local Health BoardHealth visitor contact at 27 months
86.5Percentage2024Hywel Dda University Local Health BoardContact at 3.5 years pre-school
88.1Percentage2024Swansea Bay University Local Health BoardAll contacts
97.1Percentage2024Swansea Bay University Local Health BoardContact at 10 - 14 days
88.1Percentage2024Swansea Bay University Local Health BoardPhysical examination at 6 weeks
95.9Percentage2024Swansea Bay University Local Health BoardWeight and measurement at 8 weeks
94.7Percentage2024Swansea Bay University Local Health BoardWeight and measurement at 12 weeks
94.0Percentage2024Swansea Bay University Local Health BoardWeight and measurement at 16 weeks
97.7Percentage2024Swansea Bay University Local Health BoardContact at 6 months
96.5Percentage2024Swansea Bay University Local Health BoardHealth visitor contact at 15 months
95.2Percentage2024Swansea Bay University Local Health BoardHealth visitor contact at 27 months
86.3Percentage2024Swansea Bay University Local Health BoardContact at 3.5 years pre-school
79.8Percentage2024Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Local Health BoardAll contacts
70.9Percentage2024Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Local Health BoardContact at 10 - 14 days
79.8Percentage2024Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Local Health BoardPhysical examination at 6 weeks
60.1Percentage2024Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Local Health BoardWeight and measurement at 8 weeks
58.7Percentage2024Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Local Health BoardWeight and measurement at 12 weeks
56.3Percentage2024Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Local Health BoardWeight and measurement at 16 weeks
62.2Percentage2024Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Local Health BoardContact at 6 months
59.4Percentage2024Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Local Health BoardHealth visitor contact at 15 months
58.1Percentage2024Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Local Health BoardHealth visitor contact at 27 months
52.2Percentage2024Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Local Health BoardContact at 3.5 years pre-school
83.2Percentage2024Aneurin Bevan University Local Health BoardAll contacts
95.3Percentage2024Aneurin Bevan University Local Health BoardContact at 10 - 14 days
83.2Percentage2024Aneurin Bevan University Local Health BoardPhysical examination at 6 weeks
71.2Percentage2024Aneurin Bevan University Local Health BoardWeight and measurement at 8 weeks
57.9Percentage2024Aneurin Bevan University Local Health BoardWeight and measurement at 12 weeks
57.7Percentage2024Aneurin Bevan University Local Health BoardWeight and measurement at 16 weeks
89.7Percentage2024Aneurin Bevan University Local Health BoardContact at 6 months
86.5Percentage2024Aneurin Bevan University Local Health BoardHealth visitor contact at 15 months
82.5Percentage2024Aneurin Bevan University Local Health BoardHealth visitor contact at 27 months
74.1Percentage2024Aneurin Bevan University Local Health BoardContact at 3.5 years pre-school
67.4Percentage2024Cardiff and Vale University Local Health BoardAll contacts
98.0Percentage2024Cardiff and Vale University Local Health BoardContact at 10 - 14 days
67.4Percentage2024Cardiff and Vale University Local Health BoardPhysical examination at 6 weeks
89.7Percentage2024Cardiff and Vale University Local Health BoardWeight and measurement at 8 weeks
89.0Percentage2024Cardiff and Vale University Local Health BoardWeight and measurement at 12 weeks
88.8Percentage2024Cardiff and Vale University Local Health BoardWeight and measurement at 16 weeks
94.9Percentage2024Cardiff and Vale University Local Health BoardContact at 6 months
94.3Percentage2024Cardiff and Vale University Local Health BoardHealth visitor contact at 15 months
93.0Percentage2024Cardiff and Vale University Local Health BoardHealth visitor contact at 27 months
89.6Percentage2024Cardiff and Vale University Local Health BoardContact at 3.5 years pre-school
83.8Percentage2024MonmouthshireAll contacts
98.2Percentage2024MonmouthshireContact at 10 - 14 days
83.8Percentage2024MonmouthshirePhysical examination at 6 weeks
66.9Percentage2024MonmouthshireWeight and measurement at 8 weeks
49.4Percentage2024MonmouthshireWeight and measurement at 12 weeks
50.9Percentage2024MonmouthshireWeight and measurement at 16 weeks
92.7Percentage2024MonmouthshireContact at 6 months
88.6Percentage2024MonmouthshireHealth visitor contact at 15 months
84.2Percentage2024MonmouthshireHealth visitor contact at 27 months
80.6Percentage2024MonmouthshireContact at 3.5 years pre-school
96.9Percentage2024GwyneddAll contacts
98.3Percentage2024GwyneddContact at 10 - 14 days
96.9Percentage2024GwyneddPhysical examination at 6 weeks
96.4Percentage2024GwyneddWeight and measurement at 8 weeks
94.5Percentage2024GwyneddWeight and measurement at 12 weeks
95.3Percentage2024GwyneddWeight and measurement at 16 weeks
98.6Percentage2024GwyneddContact at 6 months
95.2Percentage2024GwyneddHealth visitor contact at 15 months
94.2Percentage2024GwyneddHealth visitor contact at 27 months
92.7Percentage2024GwyneddContact at 3.5 years pre-school
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Next update expected:June 2026

Updates

19th December 2025
Dataset first published.

Main information

Designation
Official statistics
Data provider
Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW)
Data source
National Community Child Health Database (NCCHD)

Overview

Summary of dataset and variables

The Healthy Child Wales Programme (HCWP) specifies nine contacts with health professionals at set points in time for children in Wales aged between 10 days and 3.5 years. Local health boards (LHB) should offer these contacts to all children in Wales.

The source of the data is the National Community Child Health Database (NCCHD); a database maintained by Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW). The data is extracted routinely from LHB-held Child Health System databases. Data is for all children: includes children defined as receiving Flying Start services and not receiving Flying Start using their flying start postcode coverage.

Data collection or calculation

From 1st April 2019 health service provision for residents of Bridgend local authority moved from Abertawe Bro Morgannwg to Cwm Taf. The health board names have changed with Cwm Taf University health board becoming Cwm Taf Morgannwg University health board and Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University health board becoming Swansea Bay health board.

Statistical quality

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is clear in 2020, some health visitors were redeployed by health boards to work in hospitals, but the programme recovered in 2021 and the percentage of children receiving contacts since then has been at a broadly similar level to the quarters just prior to the pandemic. Contacts at 10 to 14 days, 6 weeks and 6 months were prioritised in Welsh Government guidance issued at various times during the waves of the pandemic. The data for these contacts shows less of a reduction in the percentage of children receiving contacts in 2020 than all other contact points.

Caution is advised when interpreting data for the 6 week GP appointment and the 8 week immunisation appointment, as there is a known data quality issue. The data presented is an under-count of the actual activity taking place. The issue is caused by the paper-based data collection process not being fully implemented. Steps have been taken to improve data quality, and further measures will continue to be actioned until data is more reliable.

There was a data quality issue during the quarter Jan-Mar 2024. There was strike action by health visitors on 26th February 2024 in Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health board which included not inputting any statistical data for the health board or Welsh Government. This may have affected figures for the quarter January to March 2024.

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Welsh Government
Contact email
stats.healthinfo@gov.wales

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