19% of babies in 2021 didn’t receive their 12-month health visitor review by the time they were 15-months-old, according to our new analysis of latest Public Health England data1.
- The number of babies missing this vital check is up from five years ago when 18% of 15-month-old babies had missed their 12-month review2, equating to a 10% decrease in the proportion of babies who had had their 12-month review by the time they were 15 months3.
- This new analysis comes as we pen an open letter to Health Secretary Sajid Javid which has been signed by 25 organisations and several cross-party MPs, urging the government to rebuild the health visiting service and to improve access to mental health services for new parents.
- A group of parents and their children will visit 10 Downing Street today to hand in our Fight for a Fair Start petition which has had nearly 22,000 signatures in England.