Changes to the Healthy Start scheme

Healthy Start bannerThe 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

Holly Trees Family Hub 

St Stephen’s First School, Mabey Avenue, Riverside, Redditch B98 8HW: 01905 520032

Smallwood House

Church Green, Redditch B97 4BD: 01905 520032

Princess of Wales Community Hospital - Mon-Fri 9am-4pm

POWCH Main Reception, Stourbridge Road, Bromsgrove B61 0BB: 01905 520032

Pear Trees Family Hub 

Pear Trees Family Hub, Broad Street, Bromsgrove B61 8LW: 01905 520032

*Vouchers and cash payments accepted at all sites except those marked with an astrix, these sites can only acccept vouchers

Wyre ForestĀ 

Click the links below to view Hub opening hours

Kidderminster Health Centre - Mon-Fri 9am-4pm

Kidderminster Health Centre, Bromsgrove Road, Kidderminster DY10 1PG: 01905 520032

Brookside Family Hub 

Brookside, Borrington Road, Kidderminster DY10 3ED: 01905 520032

Half Crown Wood Family Hub

Princess Way, Stourport-on-Severn DY13 0EL: 01905 520032

*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 520032

Saffron Family Hub

Saffron Family Hub, Stanley Road, Worcester WR5 1BD: 01905 520032

Buttercup Family Hub 

Buttercup Family Hub, Carnforth Drive, Worcester WR4 9HG: 01905 520032

Sunshine Family Hub

Sunshine, Bluebell Close, Malvern WR14 3SW: 01905 520032

WANDS Family Hub

WANDS Westlands First School, Farmers Way, Droitwich WR9 9EQ: 01905 520032

Tenbury Community Hospital 

Tenbury Community Hospital (Main entrance) Worcester Road WR15 8AP: 01905 520032

Opening times: Mon-Fri 9am-4pm 

Evesham Adventure Playground

Woodlands, Evesham. WR11 1XH Tel: 01905 520032

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