Healthy Child Wales Programme: Annual percentage of contacts received within age ranges

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Data valuesData descriptionYearAreaContactStatus
77.8Percentage2024WalesAll contactsWithin programme age range
18.3Percentage2024WalesAll contactsBelow min age
3.9Percentage2024WalesAll contactsAbove max age
83.1Percentage2024WalesContact at 10 - 14 daysWithin programme age range
7.3Percentage2024WalesContact at 10 - 14 daysBelow min age
9.6Percentage2024WalesContact at 10 - 14 daysAbove max age
91.7Percentage2024WalesPhysical examination at 6 weeksWithin programme age range
5.6Percentage2024WalesPhysical examination at 6 weeksBelow min age
2.8Percentage2024WalesPhysical examination at 6 weeksAbove max age
73.1Percentage2024WalesWeight and measurement at 8 weeksWithin programme age range
25.4Percentage2024WalesWeight and measurement at 8 weeksBelow min age
1.5Percentage2024WalesWeight and measurement at 8 weeksAbove max age
80.9Percentage2024WalesWeight and measurement at 12 weeksWithin programme age range
15.8Percentage2024WalesWeight and measurement at 12 weeksBelow min age
3.3Percentage2024WalesWeight and measurement at 12 weeksAbove max age
79.0Percentage2024WalesWeight and measurement at 16 weeksWithin programme age range
13.3Percentage2024WalesWeight and measurement at 16 weeksBelow min age
7.6Percentage2024WalesWeight and measurement at 16 weeksAbove max age
74.0Percentage2024WalesContact at 6 monthsWithin programme age range
23.4Percentage2024WalesContact at 6 monthsBelow min age
2.6Percentage2024WalesContact at 6 monthsAbove max age
80.7Percentage2024WalesHealth visitor contact at 15 monthsWithin programme age range
16.7Percentage2024WalesHealth visitor contact at 15 monthsBelow min age
2.7Percentage2024WalesHealth visitor contact at 15 monthsAbove max age
80.5Percentage2024WalesHealth visitor contact at 27 monthsWithin programme age range
15.4Percentage2024WalesHealth visitor contact at 27 monthsBelow min age
4.1Percentage2024WalesHealth visitor contact at 27 monthsAbove max age
57.0Percentage2024WalesContact at 3.5 years pre-schoolWithin programme age range
42.3Percentage2024WalesContact at 3.5 years pre-schoolBelow min age
0.7Percentage2024WalesContact at 3.5 years pre-schoolAbove max age
74.9Percentage2023WalesAll contactsWithin programme age range
20.5Percentage2023WalesAll contactsBelow min age
4.7Percentage2023WalesAll contactsAbove max age
80.0Percentage2023WalesContact at 10 - 14 daysWithin programme age range
7.3Percentage2023WalesContact at 10 - 14 daysBelow min age
12.7Percentage2023WalesContact at 10 - 14 daysAbove max age
91.3Percentage2023WalesPhysical examination at 6 weeksWithin programme age range
5.9Percentage2023WalesPhysical examination at 6 weeksBelow min age
2.8Percentage2023WalesPhysical examination at 6 weeksAbove max age
69.6Percentage2023WalesWeight and measurement at 8 weeksWithin programme age range
28.7Percentage2023WalesWeight and measurement at 8 weeksBelow min age
1.8Percentage2023WalesWeight and measurement at 8 weeksAbove max age
77.6Percentage2023WalesWeight and measurement at 12 weeksWithin programme age range
17.8Percentage2023WalesWeight and measurement at 12 weeksBelow min age
4.6Percentage2023WalesWeight and measurement at 12 weeksAbove max age
76.0Percentage2023WalesWeight and measurement at 16 weeksWithin programme age range
14.2Percentage2023WalesWeight and measurement at 16 weeksBelow min age
9.8Percentage2023WalesWeight and measurement at 16 weeksAbove max age
69.6Percentage2023WalesContact at 6 monthsWithin programme age range
28.0Percentage2023WalesContact at 6 monthsBelow min age
2.4Percentage2023WalesContact at 6 monthsAbove max age
76.6Percentage2023WalesHealth visitor contact at 15 monthsWithin programme age range
20.9Percentage2023WalesHealth visitor contact at 15 monthsBelow min age
2.4Percentage2023WalesHealth visitor contact at 15 monthsAbove max age
76.8Percentage2023WalesHealth visitor contact at 27 monthsWithin programme age range
19.6Percentage2023WalesHealth visitor contact at 27 monthsBelow min age
3.7Percentage2023WalesHealth visitor contact at 27 monthsAbove max age
52.7Percentage2023WalesContact at 3.5 years pre-schoolWithin programme age range
46.3Percentage2023WalesContact at 3.5 years pre-schoolBelow min age
1.0Percentage2023WalesContact at 3.5 years pre-schoolAbove max age
73.7Percentage2022WalesAll contactsWithin programme age range
20.8Percentage2022WalesAll contactsBelow min age
5.5Percentage2022WalesAll contactsAbove max age
78.3Percentage2022WalesContact at 10 - 14 daysWithin programme age range
7.6Percentage2022WalesContact at 10 - 14 daysBelow min age
14.1Percentage2022WalesContact at 10 - 14 daysAbove max age
92.2Percentage2022WalesPhysical examination at 6 weeksWithin programme age range
4.7Percentage2022WalesPhysical examination at 6 weeksBelow min age
3.1Percentage2022WalesPhysical examination at 6 weeksAbove max age
68.1Percentage2022WalesWeight and measurement at 8 weeksWithin programme age range
30.2Percentage2022WalesWeight and measurement at 8 weeksBelow min age
1.7Percentage2022WalesWeight and measurement at 8 weeksAbove max age
76.5Percentage2022WalesWeight and measurement at 12 weeksWithin programme age range
18.7Percentage2022WalesWeight and measurement at 12 weeksBelow min age
4.8Percentage2022WalesWeight and measurement at 12 weeksAbove max age
73.8Percentage2022WalesWeight and measurement at 16 weeksWithin programme age range
15.7Percentage2022WalesWeight and measurement at 16 weeksBelow min age
10.5Percentage2022WalesWeight and measurement at 16 weeksAbove max age
68.5Percentage2022WalesContact at 6 monthsWithin programme age range
28.2Percentage2022WalesContact at 6 monthsBelow min age
3.3Percentage2022WalesContact at 6 monthsAbove max age
75.9Percentage2022WalesHealth visitor contact at 15 monthsWithin programme age range
20.2Percentage2022WalesHealth visitor contact at 15 monthsBelow min age
3.9Percentage2022WalesHealth visitor contact at 15 monthsAbove max age
75.7Percentage2022WalesHealth visitor contact at 27 monthsWithin programme age range
18.7Percentage2022WalesHealth visitor contact at 27 monthsBelow min age
5.5Percentage2022WalesHealth visitor contact at 27 monthsAbove max age
51.8Percentage2022WalesContact at 3.5 years pre-schoolWithin programme age range
46.6Percentage2022WalesContact at 3.5 years pre-schoolBelow min age
1.6Percentage2022WalesContact at 3.5 years pre-schoolAbove max age
73.1Percentage2021WalesAll contactsWithin programme age range
21.9Percentage2021WalesAll contactsBelow min age
5.0Percentage2021WalesAll contactsAbove max age
79.1Percentage2021WalesContact at 10 - 14 daysWithin programme age range
7.8Percentage2021WalesContact at 10 - 14 daysBelow min age
13.1Percentage2021WalesContact at 10 - 14 daysAbove max age
92.1Percentage2021WalesPhysical examination at 6 weeksWithin programme age range
4.7Percentage2021WalesPhysical examination at 6 weeksBelow min age
3.2Percentage2021WalesPhysical examination at 6 weeksAbove max age
65.8Percentage2021WalesWeight and measurement at 8 weeksWithin programme age range
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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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