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National Programmes

National Programmes relating to Obesity.

• National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP)
  

  Established in 2005, the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) weighs and measures children in Reception (aged 4–5 years) and Year 6 (aged 10–11 years) to assess overweight and obese levels.

  Every year, as part of the NCMP, children in Reception and Year 6 are weighed and measured during the school year to inform local planning and delivery of services for children; and gather population-level surveillance data to allow analysis of trends in growth patterns and obesity.

  The NCMP also helps to increase public and professional understanding of weight issues in children and is a useful vehicle for engaging with children and families about healthy lifestyles and weight issues. To encourage engagement, parents can request their child’s results from their Primary Care Trusts (PCTs), regardless of their weight, unless the parent requests not to receive the results.

  The results are available at a regional and PCT level from the NHS Information Centre at www.ncmp.ic.nhs.uk

  For more details please see the Department of Health website at www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publichealth/Healthimprovement/Healthyliving/DH_073787