Guidance

National child measurement programme: data sharing and analysis

Guidance for local authorities and other organisations who want to analyse National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) data.

• From: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities
• Published: 1 June 2016
• Last updated: 16 November 2023 — See all updates

Documents

National child measurement programme: guidance for analysis and data sharing, 2018

Ref: PHE publications gateway number 2018458

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National child measurement programme: guidance for data sharing and analysis, 2015 to 2016

Ref: PHE publications gateway number 2017163

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National child measurement programme: guidance for data sharing and analysis, 2014 to 2015

Ref: PHE publications gateway number 2016095

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Details

This guidance is designed to support those local authorities and other organisations that wish to undertake additional investigation of the data. It covers:

• an overview of the NCMP data and analyses provided by Public Health England (now the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities) and NHS Digital (now NHS England)
• how to access the NCMP data set
• which NCMP data can be shared between organisations
• guidance on the appropriate use of the NCMP data set to comply with data protection and disclosure rules
• suggestions for regional, local and neighbourhood analyses
• caveats associated with the NCMP data and its interpretation
• suggestions for local data quality checks

Published 1 June 2016
Last updated 16 November 2023 + show all updates

1. 16 November 2023

   Re-tagged as belonging to OHID and amended content type to guidance.

2. 28 September 2018

   Added NCMP analysis guidance for 2018.

3. 5 July 2017

   Added NCMP analysis guidance for 2015 to 2016.

4. 1 June 2016

   First published.