Healthy Child Wales Programme: Annual number of eligible children, completed contacts and completion rate by contact age

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Data valuesData descriptionYearAreaContactIndicator
250,064Number2024WalesAll contactsEligible children
205,675Number2024WalesAll contactsCompleted contacts
26,819Number2024WalesContact at 10 - 14 daysEligible children
24,622Number2024WalesContact at 10 - 14 daysCompleted contacts
27,067Number2024WalesPhysical examination at 6 weeksEligible children
22,320Number2024WalesPhysical examination at 6 weeksCompleted contacts
27,197Number2024WalesWeight and measurement at 8 weeksEligible children
21,651Number2024WalesWeight and measurement at 8 weeksCompleted contacts
27,308Number2024WalesWeight and measurement at 12 weeksEligible children
20,631Number2024WalesWeight and measurement at 12 weeksCompleted contacts
27,304Number2024WalesWeight and measurement at 16 weeksEligible children
20,531Number2024WalesWeight and measurement at 16 weeksCompleted contacts
27,476Number2024WalesContact at 6 monthsEligible children
24,313Number2024WalesContact at 6 monthsCompleted contacts
27,756Number2024WalesHealth visitor contact at 15 monthsEligible children
23,895Number2024WalesHealth visitor contact at 15 monthsCompleted contacts
29,569Number2024WalesHealth visitor contact at 27 monthsEligible children
24,766Number2024WalesHealth visitor contact at 27 monthsCompleted contacts
29,568Number2024WalesContact at 3.5 years pre-schoolEligible children
22,946Number2024WalesContact at 3.5 years pre-schoolCompleted contacts
252,657Number2023WalesAll contactsEligible children
195,136Number2023WalesAll contactsCompleted contacts
27,376Number2023WalesContact at 10 - 14 daysEligible children
25,558Number2023WalesContact at 10 - 14 daysCompleted contacts
27,229Number2023WalesPhysical examination at 6 weeksEligible children
22,352Number2023WalesPhysical examination at 6 weeksCompleted contacts
27,165Number2023WalesWeight and measurement at 8 weeksEligible children
19,955Number2023WalesWeight and measurement at 8 weeksCompleted contacts
27,343Number2023WalesWeight and measurement at 12 weeksEligible children
18,621Number2023WalesWeight and measurement at 12 weeksCompleted contacts
27,453Number2023WalesWeight and measurement at 16 weeksEligible children
18,418Number2023WalesWeight and measurement at 16 weeksCompleted contacts
27,618Number2023WalesContact at 6 monthsEligible children
24,380Number2023WalesContact at 6 monthsCompleted contacts
29,109Number2023WalesHealth visitor contact at 15 monthsEligible children
24,667Number2023WalesHealth visitor contact at 15 monthsCompleted contacts
28,826Number2023WalesHealth visitor contact at 27 monthsEligible children
22,177Number2023WalesHealth visitor contact at 27 monthsCompleted contacts
30,538Number2023WalesContact at 3.5 years pre-schoolEligible children
19,008Number2023WalesContact at 3.5 years pre-schoolCompleted contacts
261,227Number2022WalesAll contactsEligible children
199,116Number2022WalesAll contactsCompleted contacts
28,291Number2022WalesContact at 10 - 14 daysEligible children
26,055Number2022WalesContact at 10 - 14 daysCompleted contacts
28,522Number2022WalesPhysical examination at 6 weeksEligible children
23,454Number2022WalesPhysical examination at 6 weeksCompleted contacts
28,614Number2022WalesWeight and measurement at 8 weeksEligible children
20,202Number2022WalesWeight and measurement at 8 weeksCompleted contacts
28,685Number2022WalesWeight and measurement at 12 weeksEligible children
18,296Number2022WalesWeight and measurement at 12 weeksCompleted contacts
28,887Number2022WalesWeight and measurement at 16 weeksEligible children
18,432Number2022WalesWeight and measurement at 16 weeksCompleted contacts
29,042Number2022WalesContact at 6 monthsEligible children
24,769Number2022WalesContact at 6 monthsCompleted contacts
28,280Number2022WalesHealth visitor contact at 15 monthsEligible children
23,255Number2022WalesHealth visitor contact at 15 monthsCompleted contacts
29,578Number2022WalesHealth visitor contact at 27 monthsEligible children
23,635Number2022WalesHealth visitor contact at 27 monthsCompleted contacts
31,328Number2022WalesContact at 3.5 years pre-schoolEligible children
21,018Number2022WalesContact at 3.5 years pre-schoolCompleted contacts
261,106Number2021WalesAll contactsEligible children
203,089Number2021WalesAll contactsCompleted contacts
28,636Number2021WalesContact at 10 - 14 daysEligible children
26,909Number2021WalesContact at 10 - 14 daysCompleted contacts
28,315Number2021WalesPhysical examination at 6 weeksEligible children
23,718Number2021WalesPhysical examination at 6 weeksCompleted contacts
28,231Number2021WalesWeight and measurement at 8 weeksEligible children
21,181Number2021WalesWeight and measurement at 8 weeksCompleted contacts
27,988Number2021WalesWeight and measurement at 12 weeksEligible children
18,854Number2021WalesWeight and measurement at 12 weeksCompleted contacts
27,945Number2021WalesWeight and measurement at 16 weeksEligible children
18,910Number2021WalesWeight and measurement at 16 weeksCompleted contacts
27,972Number2021WalesContact at 6 monthsEligible children
24,228Number2021WalesContact at 6 monthsCompleted contacts
29,149Number2021WalesHealth visitor contact at 15 monthsEligible children
23,653Number2021WalesHealth visitor contact at 15 monthsCompleted contacts
30,363Number2021WalesHealth visitor contact at 27 monthsEligible children
24,002Number2021WalesHealth visitor contact at 27 monthsCompleted contacts
32,507Number2021WalesContact at 3.5 years pre-schoolEligible children
21,634Number2021WalesContact at 3.5 years pre-schoolCompleted contacts
269,028Number2020WalesAll contactsEligible children
178,675Number2020WalesAll contactsCompleted contacts
28,674Number2020WalesContact at 10 - 14 daysEligible children
26,718Number2020WalesContact at 10 - 14 daysCompleted contacts
28,882Number2020WalesPhysical examination at 6 weeksEligible children
22,519Number2020WalesPhysical examination at 6 weeksCompleted contacts
28,925Number2020WalesWeight and measurement at 8 weeksEligible children
17,281Number2020WalesWeight and measurement at 8 weeksCompleted contacts
29,062Number2020WalesWeight and measurement at 12 weeksEligible children
14,864Number2020WalesWeight and measurement at 12 weeksCompleted contacts
29,082Number2020WalesWeight and measurement at 16 weeksEligible children
14,657Number2020WalesWeight and measurement at 16 weeksCompleted contacts
29,330Number2020WalesContact at 6 monthsEligible children
23,389Number2020WalesContact at 6 monthsCompleted contacts
30,128Number2020WalesHealth visitor contact at 15 monthsEligible children
21,115Number2020WalesHealth visitor contact at 15 monthsCompleted contacts
31,938Number2020WalesHealth visitor contact at 27 monthsEligible children
20,294Number2020WalesHealth visitor contact at 27 monthsCompleted contacts
33,007Number2020WalesContact at 3.5 years pre-schoolEligible children
17,838Number2020WalesContact at 3.5 years pre-schoolCompleted contacts
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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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