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Healthy Start Scheme: South Shields

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 and does not currently hold data on the number of people eligible for Healthy Start.

An issue was identified with the source data that is used to calculate uptake of the NHS Healthy Start scheme. The NHSBSA has therefore removed data for the number of people eligible for the scheme and the uptake percentage from January 2023 onwards.

The issue has only affected the data on the number of people eligible for the scheme. It has not prevented anyone from joining the scheme or continuing to access the scheme if they were eligible.

The number of people on the digital scheme for South Tyneside in March 2025 was 1,162. The NHSBSA does not hold data on local constituencies. The following table shows the number of people on the digital scheme for all ward areas in South Tyneside, of which South Shields is a part:

Local authority	Ward	People on digital scheme
South Tyneside	Beacon and Bents	44
South Tyneside	Bede	93
South Tyneside	Biddick and All Saints	160
South Tyneside	Boldon Colliery	65
South Tyneside	Cleadon and East Boldon	2
South Tyneside	Cleadon Park	50
South Tyneside	Fellgate and Hedworth	54
South Tyneside	Harton	59
South Tyneside	Hebburn North	79
South Tyneside	Hebburn South	65
South Tyneside	Horsley Hill	82
South Tyneside	Monkton	42
South Tyneside	Primrose	71
South Tyneside	Simonside and Rekendyke	121
South Tyneside	West Park	49
South Tyneside	Westoe	26
South Tyneside	Whitburn and Marsden	24
South Tyneside	Whiteleas	76

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

44981

Session

2024-26

Subjects

Healthy start scheme South Shields

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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