Healthy Child Wales Programme: Annual percentage of incomplete contacts by reason and contact age

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Data valuesData descriptionYearAreaContactReason for non-contact
72.6Percentage2024WalesAll contactsNo appointment on record
17.6Percentage2024WalesAll contactsWas not brought
0.8Percentage2024WalesAll contactsUnwell or uncooporative child
1.5Percentage2024WalesAll contactsExam refused
0.2Percentage2024WalesAll contactsParent/ carer not present
7.3Percentage2024WalesAll contactsInvalid/ Missing
88.5Percentage2024WalesContact at 10 - 14 daysNo appointment on record
3.7Percentage2024WalesContact at 10 - 14 daysWas not brought
4.7Percentage2024WalesContact at 10 - 14 daysUnwell or uncooporative child
0.7Percentage2024WalesContact at 10 - 14 daysExam refused
0.2Percentage2024WalesContact at 10 - 14 daysParent/ carer not present
2.2Percentage2024WalesContact at 10 - 14 daysInvalid/ Missing
90.0Percentage2024WalesPhysical examination at 6 weeksNo appointment on record
8.3Percentage2024WalesPhysical examination at 6 weeksWas not brought
0.4Percentage2024WalesPhysical examination at 6 weeksUnwell or uncooporative child
0.2Percentage2024WalesPhysical examination at 6 weeksExam refused
0.1Percentage2024WalesPhysical examination at 6 weeksParent/ carer not present
1.1Percentage2024WalesPhysical examination at 6 weeksInvalid/ Missing
70.7Percentage2024WalesWeight and measurement at 8 weeksNo appointment on record
14.4Percentage2024WalesWeight and measurement at 8 weeksWas not brought
0.8Percentage2024WalesWeight and measurement at 8 weeksUnwell or uncooporative child
0.7Percentage2024WalesWeight and measurement at 8 weeksExam refused
0.1Percentage2024WalesWeight and measurement at 8 weeksParent/ carer not present
13.3Percentage2024WalesWeight and measurement at 8 weeksInvalid/ Missing
66.9Percentage2024WalesWeight and measurement at 12 weeksNo appointment on record
20.0Percentage2024WalesWeight and measurement at 12 weeksWas not brought
0.7Percentage2024WalesWeight and measurement at 12 weeksUnwell or uncooporative child
1.0Percentage2024WalesWeight and measurement at 12 weeksExam refused
0.1Percentage2024WalesWeight and measurement at 12 weeksParent/ carer not present
11.2Percentage2024WalesWeight and measurement at 12 weeksInvalid/ Missing
65.3Percentage2024WalesWeight and measurement at 16 weeksNo appointment on record
20.9Percentage2024WalesWeight and measurement at 16 weeksWas not brought
0.6Percentage2024WalesWeight and measurement at 16 weeksUnwell or uncooporative child
1.1Percentage2024WalesWeight and measurement at 16 weeksExam refused
0.1Percentage2024WalesWeight and measurement at 16 weeksParent/ carer not present
12.1Percentage2024WalesWeight and measurement at 16 weeksInvalid/ Missing
82.4Percentage2024WalesContact at 6 monthsNo appointment on record
13.4Percentage2024WalesContact at 6 monthsWas not brought
0.3Percentage2024WalesContact at 6 monthsUnwell or uncooporative child
1.3Percentage2024WalesContact at 6 monthsExam refused
0.2Percentage2024WalesContact at 6 monthsParent/ carer not present
2.5Percentage2024WalesContact at 6 monthsInvalid/ Missing
76.6Percentage2024WalesHealth visitor contact at 15 monthsNo appointment on record
16.8Percentage2024WalesHealth visitor contact at 15 monthsWas not brought
0.4Percentage2024WalesHealth visitor contact at 15 monthsUnwell or uncooporative child
1.6Percentage2024WalesHealth visitor contact at 15 monthsExam refused
0.3Percentage2024WalesHealth visitor contact at 15 monthsParent/ carer not present
4.2Percentage2024WalesHealth visitor contact at 15 monthsInvalid/ Missing
70.6Percentage2024WalesHealth visitor contact at 27 monthsNo appointment on record
22.2Percentage2024WalesHealth visitor contact at 27 monthsWas not brought
0.8Percentage2024WalesHealth visitor contact at 27 monthsUnwell or uncooporative child
2.2Percentage2024WalesHealth visitor contact at 27 monthsExam refused
0.2Percentage2024WalesHealth visitor contact at 27 monthsParent/ carer not present
3.9Percentage2024WalesHealth visitor contact at 27 monthsInvalid/ Missing
64.2Percentage2024WalesContact at 3.5 years pre-schoolNo appointment on record
24.5Percentage2024WalesContact at 3.5 years pre-schoolWas not brought
0.6Percentage2024WalesContact at 3.5 years pre-schoolUnwell or uncooporative child
3.8Percentage2024WalesContact at 3.5 years pre-schoolExam refused
0.9Percentage2024WalesContact at 3.5 years pre-schoolParent/ carer not present
6.0Percentage2024WalesContact at 3.5 years pre-schoolInvalid/ Missing
67.9Percentage2023WalesAll contactsNo appointment on record
10.3Percentage2023WalesAll contactsWas not brought
0.5Percentage2023WalesAll contactsUnwell or uncooporative child
0.9Percentage2023WalesAll contactsExam refused
0.1Percentage2023WalesAll contactsParent/ carer not present
20.3Percentage2023WalesAll contactsInvalid/ Missing
91.4Percentage2023WalesContact at 10 - 14 daysNo appointment on record
1.7Percentage2023WalesContact at 10 - 14 daysWas not brought
3.2Percentage2023WalesContact at 10 - 14 daysUnwell or uncooporative child
0.6Percentage2023WalesContact at 10 - 14 daysExam refused
0.2Percentage2023WalesContact at 10 - 14 daysParent/ carer not present
3.0Percentage2023WalesContact at 10 - 14 daysInvalid/ Missing
90.2Percentage2023WalesPhysical examination at 6 weeksNo appointment on record
7.5Percentage2023WalesPhysical examination at 6 weeksWas not brought
0.4Percentage2023WalesPhysical examination at 6 weeksUnwell or uncooporative child
0.2Percentage2023WalesPhysical examination at 6 weeksExam refused
0.0Percentage2023WalesPhysical examination at 6 weeksParent/ carer not present
1.7Percentage2023WalesPhysical examination at 6 weeksInvalid/ Missing
59.1Percentage2023WalesWeight and measurement at 8 weeksNo appointment on record
9.9Percentage2023WalesWeight and measurement at 8 weeksWas not brought
0.6Percentage2023WalesWeight and measurement at 8 weeksUnwell or uncooporative child
0.4Percentage2023WalesWeight and measurement at 8 weeksExam refused
0.1Percentage2023WalesWeight and measurement at 8 weeksParent/ carer not present
29.9Percentage2023WalesWeight and measurement at 8 weeksInvalid/ Missing
55.2Percentage2023WalesWeight and measurement at 12 weeksNo appointment on record
12.2Percentage2023WalesWeight and measurement at 12 weeksWas not brought
0.5Percentage2023WalesWeight and measurement at 12 weeksUnwell or uncooporative child
0.6Percentage2023WalesWeight and measurement at 12 weeksExam refused
0.1Percentage2023WalesWeight and measurement at 12 weeksParent/ carer not present
31.4Percentage2023WalesWeight and measurement at 12 weeksInvalid/ Missing
55.1Percentage2023WalesWeight and measurement at 16 weeksNo appointment on record
11.6Percentage2023WalesWeight and measurement at 16 weeksWas not brought
0.3Percentage2023WalesWeight and measurement at 16 weeksUnwell or uncooporative child
0.6Percentage2023WalesWeight and measurement at 16 weeksExam refused
0.1Percentage2023WalesWeight and measurement at 16 weeksParent/ carer not present
32.2Percentage2023WalesWeight and measurement at 16 weeksInvalid/ Missing
85.5Percentage2023WalesContact at 6 monthsNo appointment on record
10.4Percentage2023WalesContact at 6 monthsWas not brought
0.4Percentage2023WalesContact at 6 monthsUnwell or uncooporative child
1.1Percentage2023WalesContact at 6 monthsExam refused
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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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