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Healthy Start Scheme: Birmingham Edgbaston

Asked by Preet Kaur GillLabour (Co-op)Department of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 23 April 2025UIN 45078

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people are receiving support through the Healthy Start scheme in Birmingham Edgbaston constituency.

Answered by Ashley Dalton

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 local constituencies. The following two tables show the number of people on the digital scheme in March 2025 for all ward areas in Birmingham, and in the ward of Edgbaston specifically:

Month

Local authority

People on the digital scheme

March 2025

Birmingham

12,820

Month

Ward

People on the digital scheme

March 2025

Edgbaston

186

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