Healthy Start Vitamins

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In Manchester free Healthy Start vitamin drops are available for all babies and children under 4 years old, and free vitamin tablets for all pregnant women and new mums. You do not have to be in receipt of benefits. Vitamins are available from children's centres, your health visitor or community midwife.

If you are in receipt of certain benefits you can also receive free healthy food and milk.

To find out more and register go to Healthy Start and apply online, or ask your midwife or health visitor to help you to register.

  • Higher Blackley Children's Centre, 160 Victoria Avenue, Higher Blackley M9 0RN 0161 227 3636
  • Charlestown Children's Centre, 21 Colmore Drive, Charlestown M9 7GB 0161 795 7670
  • Harpurhey Children's Centre, North City Family and Fitness Centre, Upper Conran Street, Harpurhey M9 4DA 0161 205 0830
  • Woodville Children's Centre, Woodville Resource Centre, Shirley Rd, Cheetham M8 0NE 0161 234 3000
  • Crumpsall Children's Centre, 1 Cromhurst Street, Crumpsall M8 5FN 0161 740 3077
  • Moston Children's Centre, Adrian Street, Moston M40 5EA 0161 205 7058
  • Newton Heath Children's Centre, 1 Great Newton Street, Off Droylsden Rd, Newton Heath M40 1GX 0161 413 5790
  • Miles Platting and Ancoats Children's Centre, Holland Street, Miles Platting M40 7DA 0161 694 6544
  • Collyhurst Children's Centre, Teignmouth Avenue, Collyhurst M40 7QD 0161 205 1744
  • Ashbury Meadow Children's Centre, Ashbury Meadow Primary School, Rylance Street, Beswick M11 3NA 0161 219 6634
  • Clayton Children's Centre, 101 North Road, Clayton M11 4NE 0161 219 6177
  • Gorton Sacred Heart Children's Centre, Glencastle Road, Gorton M18 7NE 0161 245 7180
  • Gorton St James Children's Centre, St James Site, Stelling Street, Gorton M18 8LW 0161 245 7001
  • Levenshulme Children's Centre, Broom Avenue, Levenshulme M19 2UH 0161 219 2958
  • Martenscroft Children's Centre, 33 Epping Street, Hulme M15 6PA 0161 226 1266
  • Moss Side Children's Centre, 30 Selworthy Road, Moss Side M16 7UH 0161 226 0162
  • Rusholme Children's Centre, Great Western Street, Rusholme M14 4HA 0161 510 0000
  • Ardwick Children's Centre, Medlock School, Wadeson Road, Ardwick M13 9UJ 0161 871 2619
  • Longsight Children's Centre, 1a Farrer Rd, Longsight M13 0QX 0161 248 1500
  • Gorton Mount Road Children's Centre, 18 Mount Road, Gorton M18 7BG 0161 470 9285
  • Whalley Range Children's Centre, Burford Road, Whalley Range M16 8HE 0161 245 7007
  • Fallowfield Children's Centre, Waverton Road, Fallowfield M14 7EB 0161 219 6799
  • Old Moat Children's Centre, Old Moat Lane, Withington M20 1DE 0161 234 4711
  • Burnage Children's Centre, Broadhill Road, Burnage M19 1AG 0161 219 2932
  • Darley Ave Children's Centre, Darley Avenue, Chorlton-cum-hardy M21 7JG 0161 245 7013
  • Sale Road Children's Centre, Sale Road, Northern Moor M23 0JX 0161 529 0080
  • Benchill Children's Centre, The Sunshine Centre, 22 Lyndene Rd, Benchill M22 4PZ 0161 529 0080
  • Baguley Children's Centre, Ackworth Drive, Baguley, Wythenshawe M23 1LB 0161 529 0080
  • Sharston Children's Centre, Poundswick Lane, Sharston M22 9TA 0161 529 0080
  • Woodhouse Park Children's Centre, Dinmor Road, Woodhouse Park, Wythenshawe M22 1NW 0161 529 0080

Pharmacies where you can collect your free Healthy Start vitamins

There are 48 pharmacies in Manchester where you can also get free vitamin drops for babies and children under 4 years old, and free vitamin tablets for pregnant women and new mums.

If you are on certain benefits you can also get free healthy food and milk. To register go to Healthy Start and apply online, or ask your midwife or health visitor to help you to register.  Once you are registered on the scheme you will receive a Healthy Start pre-paid card which you can use to get your free healthy food.

You can apply for the prepaid card online at Healthy Start or by:

Phone lines are open 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday (except public holidays)

North Manchester

  • K's Chemist Ancoats Primary Care Centre Old Mill Street Ancoats M4 6EB 0161 273 5721
  • Mediward Pharmacy 227 Hill Lane Blackley M9 6RG 0161 795 7572
  • Tims and Parker Pharmacy Valentine Medical Centre 2 Smethurst Street Blackley M9 8PP 0161 202 4366
  • Whitemoss Pharmacy 247 Charlestown Road Blackley M9 7BD 0161 740 3762
  • Asda Pharmacy (Eastlands) Asda Sport City Alan Turing Way Bradford M11 4BD 0161 230 3520
  • Cohens Chemist 244 Cheetham Hill Road Cheetham Hill M8 8UP 0161 205 1678
  • Wise Pharmacy 376 Cheetham Hill Road Cheetham Hill M8 9LS 0161 740 7573
  • Cohens Chemist 861A Ashton New Road Clayton M11 4PA 0161 370 9227
  • Cohens Chemist Whitley Road Health Centre Collyhurst M40 7QH 0161 205 1451
  • Wellfield Pharmacy Wellfield Medical Centre 53 - 55 Crescent Road Crumpsall M8 9JT 0161 740 2378
  • Asda Pharmacy (North City) North City Shopping Centre Harpurhey M9 4DJ 0161 205 8941 extension 319
  • Cohens Chemist 664 Rochdale Road Harpurhey M9 5TT 0161 205 1864
  • Haven Chemist 4 Naylor Street Miles Platting M40 7WE 0161 205 2174
  • Wilkinson Pharmacy 321 Moston Lane Moston M40 9NL 0161 205 4351
  • Wilkinson Pharmacy 203 Lightbowne Road Moston M40 9DD 0161 681 3006
  • Tims and Parker Pharmacy 85 - 87 Moston Lane East New Moston M40 3GP 0161 681 4128
  • Newchem Pharmacy 55 Old Church Street Newton Heath M40 2JN 0161 681 2928
  • Pharmaco 84 - 90 Stanley Street Openshaw M11 1LE 0161 301 5896

Central Manchester

  • Everest Pharmacy 496 Wilbraham Road Chorlton-cum-Hardy M21 9AS 0161 881 1622
  • Mersey Bank Pharmacy 30 Mersey Bank Avenue Chorlton-cum-Hardy M21 7NN 0161 445 7178
  • Asda Pharmacy (Hulme) 100 Princess Road Hulme M15 5AS 0161 227 1410
  • Manor Pharmacy 172 Stretford Road Hulme M15 5TL 0161 226 3179
  • GP Roberts Pharmacy 12 Albert Road Levenshulme M19 3PJ 0161 224 2919
  • Asda Pharmacy Stanley Grove Longsight M12 4NH 0161 786 5439
  • Ipharmacy 167 Princess Road Moss Side M14 4RL 0161 226 3249
  • Newmass Pharmacy Moss Side Health Centre 20 Monton Street Moss Side M14 4GP 0161 226 1256
  • Rusholme Pharmacy 253 Wilmslow Road Rusholme M14 5LW 0161 225 0260
  • Cohens Chemist 4 Clowes Street West Gorton M12 5ES 0161 223 0701
  • Everest Pharmacy 117b Withington Road, Whalley Range M16 8EE 0161 227 8106
  • Manley Pharmacy 207 Clarendon Road Whalley Range M16 0EH 0161 881 1985
  • Range Pharmacy 121 Withington Road Whalley Range M16 8EB 0161 226 3723

South Manchester

  • Thackers Pharmacy 436 Altrincham Road Baguley M23 9AB 0161 998 3149
  • Cockers Pharmacy 155 Fog Lane Didsbury M20 6GL 0161 445 1999
  • Well Pharmacy 352-354 Palatine Road Northenden M22 4DH 0161 998 2903
  • Moorcroft Pharmacy 164 Moorcroft Road Northern Moor M23 0AH 0161 998 4702
  • Mauldeth Pharmacy 139 Mauldeth Road Withington M14 6SR 0161 536 6064
  • Wilmslow Road Pharmacy 480 Wilmslow Road Withington M20 3BG 0161 445 3282
  • Withington Pharmacy 8 Copson Street Withington M20 3HE 0161 445 7868
  • Asda Pharmacy (Wythenshawe) 1 Swan Walk Wythenshawe M22 5JZ 0161 435 3410
  • Benchill Pharmacy 206 Hollyhedge Road Wythenshawe M22 4QN 0161 428 6802
  • Listers Pharmacy 41 Peel Hall Road Wythenshawe M22 5DW 0161 437 4840

Please call the Healthy Start helpline on 0300 330 7010 if you want to find out more about the Healthy Start scheme

Who to contact

Telephone
0300 330 7010 Lines are open 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday (except public holidays) 0300 330 7010 Lines are open 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday (except public holidays)
E-mail
healthy.start@nhsbsa.nhs.uk
Website
Healthy Start
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Parent Organisation
Department of Health

Where to go

Name
Healthy Start Issuing Unit
Address
PO Box 1067
Warrington
Postcode
WA55 1EG
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Availability

Other notes
Healthy start is currently available for British children with NRPF. This can be accessed by requesting an application form from the following email address. Healthystartclaim@dhsc.gov.uk

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