Changes to the Healthy Start scheme
The Healthy Start scheme is in the process of becoming a digital service, offering an online application process, and introducing a prepaid card to be used for purchasing healthy food and milk. This digital service will replace the paper application forms and paper vouchers. Beneficiaries of the scheme will also be able to also use their prepaid card to collect free Healthy Start vitamins.
Healthy Start - Vitamin programme
Healthy Start is a Government Scheme that provides weekly vouchers to eligible parents and can help you if you’re pregnant or have a young child under four. These vouchers can be spent on milk, fruit and vegetables and infant formula milk at your local shops and supermarkets, as well as offering coupons for free vitamins too. For more information about the scheme, visit the NHS Healthy Start website.
Healthy Start - Vitamin collection points
Vitamins can be redeemed from the below points across the county. Vouchers and cash payments accepted at all sites except those marked with an *astrix, these sites can only acccept vouchers.
Charges
Tablets 91p / drops £1.80 - Where cash payments are made, please have exact change available.
When visiting Family Hubs or collection points, please follow the latest COVID19 guidance; social distance, use santiser upon entering/exiting the building and wear a face mask or covering. Local rules/guidance may apply.
Redditch & Bromsgrove
Click the links below to view Hub opening hours
St Stephen’s First School, Mabey Avenue, Riverside, Redditch B98 8HW 01527 61360
Church Green, Redditch B97 4BD 01527 488600
Princess of Wales Community Hospital - Mon-Fri 9am-4pm
POWCH Main Reception, Stourbridge Road, Bromsgrove B61 0BB 01527 488031
Pear Trees Family Hub, Broad Street, Bromsgrove B61 8LW 01527 835775
*Vouchers and cash payments accepted at all sites except those marked with an astrix, these sites can only acccept vouchers
Wyre Forest
Click the links below to view Hub opening hours
Kidderminster Health Centre - Mon-Fri 9am-4pm
Kidderminster Health Centre, Bromsgrove Road, Kidderminster DY10 1PG 01562 514500
Brookside, Borrington Road, Kidderminster DY10 3ED 01562 827207
Princess Way, Stourport-on-Severn DY13 0EL 01299 877920
*Vouchers and cash payments accepted at all sites except those marked with an astrix, these sites can only acccept vouchers
South Worcestershire
Click the links below to view Hub opening hours and contact details
Tudor Way Family Hub
Tudor Way, Worcester, WR2 5QH 01905 749149
Saffron Family Hub
Saffron Family Hub, Stanley Road, Worcester WR5 1BD 01905 767107
Buttercup Family Hub
Buttercup Family Hub, Carnforth Drive, Worcester WR4 9HG 01905 758411
Sunshine Family Hub
Sunshine, Bluebell Close, Malvern WR14 3SW 01684 572516
WANDS Family Hub
WANDS Westlands First School, Farmers Way, Droitwich WR9 9EQ 01905 827391
Tenbury Community Hospital
Tenbury Community Hospital (Main entrance) Worcester Road WR15 8AP 01584 810 643
Opening times: Mon-Fri 9am-4pm
Evesham Adventure Playground
Woodlands, Evesham. WR11 1XH Tel: 01386 442154
Opening times: With effect from this week (18th April 2022) Monday - Friday 10am-12pm (in the Community Pantry).
Pershore Wellbeing Hub
4 High Street, Pershore WR10 1BG
With effect from this week (19th September 2022) Healthy Start Vitamins will be on sale on Tuesday 10am-12.30pm, Wednesday & Thursday 10am- 3pm and Friday 10am-12.30pm
*Vouchers and cash payments accepted at all sites except those marked with an astrix, these sites can only acccept vouchers