A National, Collaborative Analysis of the NCMP Process with Parents, Carers and Other Stakeholders

Despite the overall importance of the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP), there is increasing criticism from academics, media, and parents regarding the programme. For example, negative parental reactions and experiences with the result letters were evidenced by Falconer et al. (2014) or Nnynazi et al. (2016). These experiences need to be urgently reviewed, especially among parents who received the result that their child was classed with overweight or very overweight status. In addition, reviews of the NCMP, such as those by Shucksmith et al. (2008) or Mooney et al. (2010), are dated as they focused on the system operating under Primary Care Trusts while the current NCMP operates under Local Government Associations (LGA).