FOI-02876

Thank you for your request for information about the following: 

##Request 

‘Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to request the following information: 

- Postcode data for the uptake of the Healthy Start scheme in Hertfordshire for the past 6 months: December 2024 – May 2025. Postcodes requested are listed below. 

Please provide the information in electronic format, by return. 

Postcodes are as follows: 

POSTCODE AREA 

POST TOWN 

OVERLAP 

MAJORITY 

AL1 

St. Albans 

AL2 

St. Albans 

AL3 

St. Albans 

AL4 

St. Albans 

AL5 

Harpenden 

YES 

Herts 

AL6 

Welwyn 

AL7 

Welwyn Garden City 

AL8 

Welwyn Garden City 

AL9 

Hatfield 

AL10 

Hatfield 

CM21 

Sawbridgeworth 

YES 

Herts 

CM22 

Bishop's Stortford 

YES 

Essex 

CM23 

Bishop's Stortford 

YES 

Herts 

EN5 

London/Barnet 

NO 

EN6 

Potters Bar 

YES 

Herts 

EN7 

Waltham Cross 

YES 

Herts 

EN8 

Waltham Cross 

YES 

Herts 

EN9 

Waltham Cross 

NO 

Essex 

EN10 

Broxbourne 

YES 

Herts 

EN11 

Hoddesdon 

YES 

Herts 

HP1 

Hemel Hempstead 

HP2 

Hemel Hempstead 

HP3 

Hemel Hempstead 

HP4 

Berkhamsted 

YES 

Herts 

HP5 

Buckinghamshire 

NO 

Bucks 

HP23 

Tring 

YES 

Herts 

SG1 

Stevenage 

SG2 

Stevenage 

SG3 

Knebworth 

SG4 

Hitchin 

SG5 

Hitchin 

YES 

Beds 

SG6 

Letchworth Garden City 

SG7 

Baldock 

YES 

Beds 

SG8 

Royston 

YES 

Cambs 

SG9 

Buntingford 

SG10 

Much Hadham 

SG11 

Puckeridge/Standon 

SG12 

Stansted Abbots 

SG13 

Hertford 

SG14 

Hertford 

WD1 

Bushey, South Oxhey, 

WD2 

Abbots Langley;Aldenham, 

WD3 

Chorleywood;Rickmansworth 

YES 

WD4 

Kings Langley 

WD5 

Abbots Langley 

WD6 

Borehamwood 

YES 

WD7 

Radlett 

WD17 

Watford 

WD18 

Watford 

WD19 

Watford 

WD23 

Bushey 

YES 

Barnet LB 

WD24 

Watford 

WD25 

Watford 

Please also advise when we may be able to expect eligibility data of those not yet signed up to Healthy Start.’ 

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 23 May 2025.  

We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). 

##Our response 

##Question 1 - Postcode data for the uptake of the Healthy Start scheme in Hertfordshire for the past 6 months: December 2024 – May 2025. 

I can confirm that the NHSBSA holds the information you have requested, and a copy of the information is attached. 

Please note, where N/A shows under the ‘People on the Digital Scheme’ column, this means that there is either no one in that post code on Healthy Start, or the post code does not match the latest ONS file in which we use for mapping. 

##Fewer than five 

Please be aware that I have decided not to release figures where the total number of People on Digital Scheme falls below five. This is because the individuals could be identified, when combined with other information that may be in the public domain or reasonably available. This information falls under the exemption in section 40 subsections 2 and 3 (a) of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This is because it would breach the first data protection principle as: 

a - it is not fair to disclose individual’s personal details to the world and is likely to cause damage or distress. 

b - these details are not of sufficient interest to the public to warrant an intrusion into the privacy of the individual.   

Please click the below web link to see the exemption in full.    

www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/40  

##Question 2 - Please also advise when we may be able to expect eligibility data of those not yet signed up to Healthy Start. 

An issue has been identified with the source data that is used to calculate uptake of the NHS Healthy Start scheme since January 2023. We have therefore removed the columns for the number of people eligible for the scheme and the uptake percentage from January 2023 onwards while we investigate this further with the data provider. We apologise for the inconvenience this will cause and endeavour to provide an update as soon as we can. 

You can find out more about Healthy Start uptake data by visiting the UK Parliament website (opens in a new tab). 

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. 

##Data Queries 

Please contact foirequests@nhsbsa.nhs.uk ensuring you quote the above reference if you have any specific questions regarding this response; or, if you feel you may be misunderstanding or misinterpreting the information; or, if you plan on publishing the data. 

##Reusing the data and copyright 

If you plan on producing a press or broadcast story based upon the data please contact communicationsteam@nhsbsa.nhs.uk. This is important to ensure that the figures are not misunderstood or misrepresented. 

The information supplied to you continues to be protected by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 and is subject to NHSBSA copyright. This information is licenced under the terms of the Open Government Licence detailed at: 

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/  

Should you wish to re-use the information you must include the following statement: “NHSBSA Copyright 2025”. Failure to do so is a breach of the terms of the licence. 

Information you receive which is not subject to NHSBSA Copyright continues to be protected by the copyright of the person, or organisation, from which the information originated. Please obtain their permission before reproducing any third party (non NHSBSA Copyright) information. 

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