More than 84,000 babies missed health checks within two weeks of birth

More than 84,000 babies missed health checks within two weeks of birth More than 84,000 babies missed out on health visitor checks in the first two weeks of life last year, data shows.

Figures from the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities reveal a drop in the proportion of newborns visited on time, from 88 per cent in 2020/21 to 83 per cent in 2021/22. The Daily Mail

See also:

• Health visitor service delivery metrics experimental statistics: quarterly data for 2022 to 2023 Office for Health Improvement and Disparities
• More than 84,000 newborn babies ‘missed out’ on health visitor checks The Independent