Healthy Child Wales Programme (contacts with children): January to March 2026
Healthy Child Wales Programme is a universal health programme for all families with children aged 0 to 7 for January to March 2026.
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Main points
Figure 1: quarterly Healthy Child Wales Programme contact completion rate, October 2016 to March 2026 [Note 1]
Description of figure 1: line chart showing the percentage of contacts completed has steadily increased for the most part since the start of programme.
Source: National Community Child Health Database (NCCHD)
[Note 1] Eligible children includes children defined as receiving Flying Start services and not receiving Flying Start using their Flying Start postcode.
- Overall, 81.7% of eligible children received a Healthy Child Wales contact in January to March 2026, a decrease of 5.1 percentage points on the previous quarter.
- Only one of the nine contact points (at 6 weeks) saw an increase from the previous quarter in the percentage of eligible children receiving contacts.
There was strike action by health visitors beginning on 23 February 2026 in Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board. Data for January to March 2026 may have been affected.
Contact details
Community and population health statistics
Email: stats.healthinfo@gov.wales
Media: 0300 025 8099