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Written question asked by Allison Gardner (Labour) on Monday, 31 March 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 7 April 2025 (named day). It was answered by Ashley Dalton (Labour) on Monday, 7 April 2025 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Healthy Start Scheme: Staffordshire

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many families are receiving support from Healthy Start in (a) Stoke-on-Trent and (b) Stafford.

Answer

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) operates the Healthy Start scheme on behalf of the Department. Monthly figures for the number of people on the digital Healthy Start scheme are published on the NHS Healthy Start website, which is available at the following link:

https://www.healthystart.nhs.uk/healthcare-professionals/

The NHSBSA does not hold data on the number of families receiving Healthy Start. The number of people receiving support from the Healthy Start scheme in March 2025 in Stoke-on-Trent was 2,592, and in Stafford was 566.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
42930
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Stafford Healthy start scheme Stoke on Trent
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk