Health Visitors: Babies
Commons · Question 45074 · Tabled 8 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 23 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Rosena Allin-Khan
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of health visitor check-ups for newborns within the first 12 months.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 23 Apr 2025
Data on new birth health visitor reviews is officially recorded and published annually. In 2023/24, the most recent annual data available, 97.8% of newborns received a health visitor review within 30 days following birth, a statistic stable from the previ...