Healthy Child Wales Programme: Percentage of eligible children with contacts residing in Flying Start and non-Flying Start areas, by quarter

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Data valuesData descriptionQuarterAreaContactFlying Start status
82.1PercentageQ4 2024WalesAll contactsFlying Start
84.9PercentageQ4 2024WalesAll contactsNon-Flying Start
92.7PercentageQ4 2024WalesContact at 10 - 14 daysFlying Start
93.7PercentageQ4 2024WalesContact at 10 - 14 daysNon-Flying Start
79.8PercentageQ4 2024WalesPhysical examination at 6 weeksFlying Start
82.4PercentageQ4 2024WalesPhysical examination at 6 weeksNon-Flying Start
82.4PercentageQ4 2024WalesWeight and measurement at 8 weeksFlying Start
84.3PercentageQ4 2024WalesWeight and measurement at 8 weeksNon-Flying Start
74.3PercentageQ4 2024WalesWeight and measurement at 12 weeksFlying Start
79.0PercentageQ4 2024WalesWeight and measurement at 12 weeksNon-Flying Start
75.1PercentageQ4 2024WalesWeight and measurement at 16 weeksFlying Start
79.4PercentageQ4 2024WalesWeight and measurement at 16 weeksNon-Flying Start
87.8PercentageQ4 2024WalesContact at 6 monthsFlying Start
91.5PercentageQ4 2024WalesContact at 6 monthsNon-Flying Start
87.9PercentageQ4 2024WalesHealth visitor contact at 15 monthsFlying Start
89.6PercentageQ4 2024WalesHealth visitor contact at 15 monthsNon-Flying Start
83.2PercentageQ4 2024WalesHealth visitor contact at 27 monthsFlying Start
86.1PercentageQ4 2024WalesHealth visitor contact at 27 monthsNon-Flying Start
75.7PercentageQ4 2024WalesContact at 3.5 years pre-schoolFlying Start
78.6PercentageQ4 2024WalesContact at 3.5 years pre-schoolNon-Flying Start
76.5PercentageQ3 2024WalesAll contactsFlying Start
80.9PercentageQ3 2024WalesAll contactsNon-Flying Start
86.7PercentageQ3 2024WalesContact at 10 - 14 daysFlying Start
88.9PercentageQ3 2024WalesContact at 10 - 14 daysNon-Flying Start
76.2PercentageQ3 2024WalesPhysical examination at 6 weeksFlying Start
82.5PercentageQ3 2024WalesPhysical examination at 6 weeksNon-Flying Start
74.8PercentageQ3 2024WalesWeight and measurement at 8 weeksFlying Start
79.6PercentageQ3 2024WalesWeight and measurement at 8 weeksNon-Flying Start
70.3PercentageQ3 2024WalesWeight and measurement at 12 weeksFlying Start
75.4PercentageQ3 2024WalesWeight and measurement at 12 weeksNon-Flying Start
69.6PercentageQ3 2024WalesWeight and measurement at 16 weeksFlying Start
74.2PercentageQ3 2024WalesWeight and measurement at 16 weeksNon-Flying Start
83.4PercentageQ3 2024WalesContact at 6 monthsFlying Start
86.6PercentageQ3 2024WalesContact at 6 monthsNon-Flying Start
80.2PercentageQ3 2024WalesHealth visitor contact at 15 monthsFlying Start
83.7PercentageQ3 2024WalesHealth visitor contact at 15 monthsNon-Flying Start
75.8PercentageQ3 2024WalesHealth visitor contact at 27 monthsFlying Start
81.5PercentageQ3 2024WalesHealth visitor contact at 27 monthsNon-Flying Start
71.1PercentageQ3 2024WalesContact at 3.5 years pre-schoolFlying Start
76.0PercentageQ3 2024WalesContact at 3.5 years pre-schoolNon-Flying Start
75.7PercentageQ2 2024WalesAll contactsFlying Start
79.9PercentageQ2 2024WalesAll contactsNon-Flying Start
87.6PercentageQ2 2024WalesContact at 10 - 14 daysFlying Start
89.9PercentageQ2 2024WalesContact at 10 - 14 daysNon-Flying Start
79.5PercentageQ2 2024WalesPhysical examination at 6 weeksFlying Start
82.0PercentageQ2 2024WalesPhysical examination at 6 weeksNon-Flying Start
75.3PercentageQ2 2024WalesWeight and measurement at 8 weeksFlying Start
77.8PercentageQ2 2024WalesWeight and measurement at 8 weeksNon-Flying Start
69.9PercentageQ2 2024WalesWeight and measurement at 12 weeksFlying Start
74.9PercentageQ2 2024WalesWeight and measurement at 12 weeksNon-Flying Start
70.5PercentageQ2 2024WalesWeight and measurement at 16 weeksFlying Start
74.2PercentageQ2 2024WalesWeight and measurement at 16 weeksNon-Flying Start
79.6PercentageQ2 2024WalesContact at 6 monthsFlying Start
86.7PercentageQ2 2024WalesContact at 6 monthsNon-Flying Start
77.7PercentageQ2 2024WalesHealth visitor contact at 15 monthsFlying Start
81.3PercentageQ2 2024WalesHealth visitor contact at 15 monthsNon-Flying Start
73.5PercentageQ2 2024WalesHealth visitor contact at 27 monthsFlying Start
79.4PercentageQ2 2024WalesHealth visitor contact at 27 monthsNon-Flying Start
68.2PercentageQ2 2024WalesContact at 3.5 years pre-schoolFlying Start
73.3PercentageQ2 2024WalesContact at 3.5 years pre-schoolNon-Flying Start
76.3PercentageQ1 2024WalesAll contactsFlying Start
80.0PercentageQ1 2024WalesAll contactsNon-Flying Start
88.9PercentageQ1 2024WalesContact at 10 - 14 daysFlying Start
91.2PercentageQ1 2024WalesContact at 10 - 14 daysNon-Flying Start
84.2PercentageQ1 2024WalesPhysical examination at 6 weeksFlying Start
82.1PercentageQ1 2024WalesPhysical examination at 6 weeksNon-Flying Start
72.2PercentageQ1 2024WalesWeight and measurement at 8 weeksFlying Start
76.5PercentageQ1 2024WalesWeight and measurement at 8 weeksNon-Flying Start
68.8PercentageQ1 2024WalesWeight and measurement at 12 weeksFlying Start
75.0PercentageQ1 2024WalesWeight and measurement at 12 weeksNon-Flying Start
66.7PercentageQ1 2024WalesWeight and measurement at 16 weeksFlying Start
73.7PercentageQ1 2024WalesWeight and measurement at 16 weeksNon-Flying Start
82.2PercentageQ1 2024WalesContact at 6 monthsFlying Start
88.0PercentageQ1 2024WalesContact at 6 monthsNon-Flying Start
79.4PercentageQ1 2024WalesHealth visitor contact at 15 monthsFlying Start
83.8PercentageQ1 2024WalesHealth visitor contact at 15 monthsNon-Flying Start
75.5PercentageQ1 2024WalesHealth visitor contact at 27 monthsFlying Start
81.5PercentageQ1 2024WalesHealth visitor contact at 27 monthsNon-Flying Start
69.4PercentageQ1 2024WalesContact at 3.5 years pre-schoolFlying Start
70.2PercentageQ1 2024WalesContact at 3.5 years pre-schoolNon-Flying Start
75.8PercentageQ4 2023WalesAll contactsFlying Start
78.2PercentageQ4 2023WalesAll contactsNon-Flying Start
92.1PercentageQ4 2023WalesContact at 10 - 14 daysFlying Start
93.3PercentageQ4 2023WalesContact at 10 - 14 daysNon-Flying Start
83.7PercentageQ4 2023WalesPhysical examination at 6 weeksFlying Start
83.0PercentageQ4 2023WalesPhysical examination at 6 weeksNon-Flying Start
70.7PercentageQ4 2023WalesWeight and measurement at 8 weeksFlying Start
75.7PercentageQ4 2023WalesWeight and measurement at 8 weeksNon-Flying Start
64.0PercentageQ4 2023WalesWeight and measurement at 12 weeksFlying Start
71.2PercentageQ4 2023WalesWeight and measurement at 12 weeksNon-Flying Start
63.3PercentageQ4 2023WalesWeight and measurement at 16 weeksFlying Start
71.0PercentageQ4 2023WalesWeight and measurement at 16 weeksNon-Flying Start
84.0PercentageQ4 2023WalesContact at 6 monthsFlying Start
88.5PercentageQ4 2023WalesContact at 6 monthsNon-Flying Start
80.6PercentageQ4 2023WalesHealth visitor contact at 15 monthsFlying Start
84.1PercentageQ4 2023WalesHealth visitor contact at 15 monthsNon-Flying Start
77.7PercentageQ4 2023WalesHealth visitor contact at 27 monthsFlying Start
77.7PercentageQ4 2023WalesHealth visitor contact at 27 monthsNon-Flying Start
66.4PercentageQ4 2023WalesContact at 3.5 years pre-schoolFlying Start
61.2PercentageQ4 2023WalesContact at 3.5 years pre-schoolNon-Flying Start
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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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