Healthy Child Programme Consultation
The Council would like to hear your views on the proposed changes to the Healthy Child Programme in Cheshire West and Chester to ensure it provides the support that families, children and young people need, whilst making sure we are delivering cost effective services that will have the greatest impact. This consultation follows engagement with families during the Spring to gather feedback on current services.
The Healthy Child Programme (HCP) is part of the Starting Well service, which is currently provided by Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. The Healthy Child Programme provides support for children and young people aged between 0-19 years (up to 25 years for those with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)) and their families and carers across Cheshire West and Chester. The services are delivered from Children's Centres, in schools and in the community.
We would like to hear from people who currently use the services and those who don't to understand views on the proposed changes.
Find out more
- Read about the proposals in our summary document here or download as a pdf here
- You can also read our easy read information and complete our easy read survey that uses simpler words and pictures here
- Elizabeth, one of our residents of Cheshire West and Chester who helped to co-produce the consultation information tells you why it is important to share your views in the video below.
You can share your views on the proposals by:
- Completing a survey
- Completing an easy read survey
- Attending a face to face event
The closing date for responses is 8 February 2026.
What happens next
Once the consultation closes, we will analyse all the feedback received to help shape our proposals for future Healthy Child Programme services. We will write a short report reflecting the main themes and this will be available on the Council’s website. The feedback will be considered by the Programme Board, People’s Overview and Scrutiny Committee and Cabinet, and it will be used to help inform their decisions for future Healthy Child Programme services. Any decision made will be shared here in early summer 2026.
