Healthy Child Wales Programme: Annual completion rate of contacts, by local health board and contact age

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Data valuesData descriptionYearAreaContact
82.2Percentage2024WalesAll contacts
91.8Percentage2024WalesContact at 10 - 14 days
82.5Percentage2024WalesPhysical examination at 6 weeks
79.6Percentage2024WalesWeight and measurement at 8 weeks
75.5Percentage2024WalesWeight and measurement at 12 weeks
75.2Percentage2024WalesWeight and measurement at 16 weeks
88.5Percentage2024WalesContact at 6 months
86.1Percentage2024WalesHealth visitor contact at 15 months
83.8Percentage2024WalesHealth visitor contact at 27 months
77.6Percentage2024WalesContact at 3.5 years pre-school
88.1Percentage2024Betsi CadwaladrAll contacts
93.6Percentage2024Betsi CadwaladrContact at 10 - 14 days
89.7Percentage2024Betsi CadwaladrPhysical examination at 6 weeks
88.6Percentage2024Betsi CadwaladrWeight and measurement at 8 weeks
86.7Percentage2024Betsi CadwaladrWeight and measurement at 12 weeks
87.9Percentage2024Betsi CadwaladrWeight and measurement at 16 weeks
92.0Percentage2024Betsi CadwaladrContact at 6 months
89.3Percentage2024Betsi CadwaladrHealth visitor contact at 15 months
85.9Percentage2024Betsi CadwaladrHealth visitor contact at 27 months
80.5Percentage2024Betsi CadwaladrContact at 3.5 years pre-school
80.0Percentage2024PowysAll contacts
84.4Percentage2024PowysContact at 10 - 14 days
90.7Percentage2024PowysPhysical examination at 6 weeks
79.8Percentage2024PowysWeight and measurement at 8 weeks
76.1Percentage2024PowysWeight and measurement at 12 weeks
75.6Percentage2024PowysWeight and measurement at 16 weeks
86.1Percentage2024PowysContact at 6 months
76.0Percentage2024PowysHealth visitor contact at 15 months
79.4Percentage2024PowysHealth visitor contact at 27 months
73.1Percentage2024PowysContact at 3.5 years pre-school
84.4Percentage2024Hywel DdaAll contacts
97.1Percentage2024Hywel DdaContact at 10 - 14 days
86.7Percentage2024Hywel DdaPhysical examination at 6 weeks
70.7Percentage2024Hywel DdaWeight and measurement at 8 weeks
68.2Percentage2024Hywel DdaWeight and measurement at 12 weeks
67.3Percentage2024Hywel DdaWeight and measurement at 16 weeks
95.7Percentage2024Hywel DdaContact at 6 months
94.4Percentage2024Hywel DdaHealth visitor contact at 15 months
92.3Percentage2024Hywel DdaHealth visitor contact at 27 months
86.5Percentage2024Hywel DdaContact at 3.5 years pre-school
93.8Percentage2024Swansea BayAll contacts
97.0Percentage2024Swansea BayContact at 10 - 14 days
88.1Percentage2024Swansea BayPhysical examination at 6 weeks
95.8Percentage2024Swansea BayWeight and measurement at 8 weeks
94.7Percentage2024Swansea BayWeight and measurement at 12 weeks
94.1Percentage2024Swansea BayWeight and measurement at 16 weeks
97.5Percentage2024Swansea BayContact at 6 months
96.4Percentage2024Swansea BayHealth visitor contact at 15 months
95.1Percentage2024Swansea BayHealth visitor contact at 27 months
86.1Percentage2024Swansea BayContact at 3.5 years pre-school
61.7Percentage2024Cwm Taf MorgannwgAll contacts
70.8Percentage2024Cwm Taf MorgannwgContact at 10 - 14 days
79.8Percentage2024Cwm Taf MorgannwgPhysical examination at 6 weeks
60.0Percentage2024Cwm Taf MorgannwgWeight and measurement at 8 weeks
58.6Percentage2024Cwm Taf MorgannwgWeight and measurement at 12 weeks
56.2Percentage2024Cwm Taf MorgannwgWeight and measurement at 16 weeks
62.1Percentage2024Cwm Taf MorgannwgContact at 6 months
59.4Percentage2024Cwm Taf MorgannwgHealth visitor contact at 15 months
58.0Percentage2024Cwm Taf MorgannwgHealth visitor contact at 27 months
52.1Percentage2024Cwm Taf MorgannwgContact at 3.5 years pre-school
77.4Percentage2024Aneurin BevanAll contacts
94.9Percentage2024Aneurin BevanContact at 10 - 14 days
83.1Percentage2024Aneurin BevanPhysical examination at 6 weeks
71.0Percentage2024Aneurin BevanWeight and measurement at 8 weeks
57.7Percentage2024Aneurin BevanWeight and measurement at 12 weeks
57.5Percentage2024Aneurin BevanWeight and measurement at 16 weeks
89.5Percentage2024Aneurin BevanContact at 6 months
86.2Percentage2024Aneurin BevanHealth visitor contact at 15 months
82.3Percentage2024Aneurin BevanHealth visitor contact at 27 months
73.9Percentage2024Aneurin BevanContact at 3.5 years pre-school
89.3Percentage2024Cardiff and ValeAll contacts
97.8Percentage2024Cardiff and ValeContact at 10 - 14 days
67.2Percentage2024Cardiff and ValePhysical examination at 6 weeks
89.5Percentage2024Cardiff and ValeWeight and measurement at 8 weeks
88.8Percentage2024Cardiff and ValeWeight and measurement at 12 weeks
88.6Percentage2024Cardiff and ValeWeight and measurement at 16 weeks
94.8Percentage2024Cardiff and ValeContact at 6 months
94.2Percentage2024Cardiff and ValeHealth visitor contact at 15 months
92.9Percentage2024Cardiff and ValeHealth visitor contact at 27 months
89.6Percentage2024Cardiff and ValeContact at 3.5 years pre-school
77.2Percentage2023WalesAll contacts
93.4Percentage2023WalesContact at 10 - 14 days
82.1Percentage2023WalesPhysical examination at 6 weeks
73.5Percentage2023WalesWeight and measurement at 8 weeks
68.1Percentage2023WalesWeight and measurement at 12 weeks
67.1Percentage2023WalesWeight and measurement at 16 weeks
88.3Percentage2023WalesContact at 6 months
84.7Percentage2023WalesHealth visitor contact at 15 months
76.9Percentage2023WalesHealth visitor contact at 27 months
62.2Percentage2023WalesContact at 3.5 years pre-school
84.1Percentage2023Betsi CadwaladrAll contacts
90.6Percentage2023Betsi CadwaladrContact at 10 - 14 days
84.1Percentage2023Betsi CadwaladrPhysical examination at 6 weeks
84.8Percentage2023Betsi CadwaladrWeight and measurement at 8 weeks
83.0Percentage2023Betsi CadwaladrWeight and measurement at 12 weeks
83.9Percentage2023Betsi CadwaladrWeight and measurement at 16 weeks
87.4Percentage2023Betsi CadwaladrContact at 6 months
85.2Percentage2023Betsi CadwaladrHealth visitor contact at 15 months
82.5Percentage2023Betsi CadwaladrHealth visitor contact at 27 months
75.9Percentage2023Betsi CadwaladrContact 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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