{"id":58714,"date":"2015-07-02T13:13:11","date_gmt":"2015-07-02T13:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=b7f37bce143f43970a620860d2e6b4ae"},"modified":"2015-07-02T13:13:11","modified_gmt":"2015-07-02T13:13:11","slug":"news-story-medical-weighing-project-2014-to-2015-final-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=58714","title":{"rendered":"News story: Medical weighing project 2014 to 2015 final report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<p>The annual returns under section 70 of the weights and measures act now give local authorities the opportunity to suggest potential national legal metrology projects.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, aspects of medical weighing were proposed for consideration and these were subsequently agreed by the National Metrology Expert Panel and National Measurement and Regulation Office (NMRO).<\/p>\n<p>It was decided that the forthcoming project should be focussed on doctors\u2019 surgeries, pharmacies and health centres. This decision supports the fact that public health is now within the scope of local authority responsibility, as is the national child measurement programme. This project ran from April 2014 to March 2015.<\/p>\n<section class=\"attachment embedded\" id=\"attachment_1102965\">\n<div class=\"attachment-thumb\">\n      <a aria-describedby=\"attachment-1102965-accessibility-help\" class=\"thumbnail\" href=\"\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/441291\/2014-15_National_Legal_Metrology_Project_Report_-_BRDO.docx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk\/government\/assets\/pub-cover-doc-afe3b0a8a9511beeca890340170aee8b5649413f948e512c9b8ce432d8513d32.png\"><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"attachment-details\">\n<h2 class=\"title\"><a aria-describedby=\"attachment-1102965-accessibility-help\" href=\"\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/441291\/2014-15_National_Legal_Metrology_Project_Report_-_BRDO.docx\">Medical weighing project 2014 to 2015 final report<\/a><\/h2>\n<p class=\"metadata\">\n        <span class=\"type\">MS Word Document<\/span>, <span class=\"file-size\">1.65MB<\/span>\n    <\/p>\n<div class=\"accessibility-warning js-toggle-accessibility-warning\" id=\"attachment-1102965-accessibility-help\">\n<h2>This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.<br \/>\n          <span class=\"toggler\">Request a different format.<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/h2>\n<p class=\"help-block\">\n          If you use assistive technology and need a version of this document<br \/>\nin a more accessible format, please email<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:info@nmro.gov.uk?body=Details%20of%20document%20required%3A%0A%0A%20%20Title%3A%20Medical%20weighing%20project%202014%20to%202015%20final%20report%0A%20%20Original%20format%3A%20docx%0A%0APlease%20tell%20us%3A%0A%0A%20%201.%20What%20makes%20this%20format%20unsuitable%20for%20you%3F%0A%20%202.%20What%20format%20you%20would%20prefer%3F%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20&amp;subject=Request%20for%20%27Medical%20weighing%20project%202014%20to%202015%20final%20report%27%20in%20an%20alternative%20format\">info@nmro.gov.uk<\/a>.<br \/>\nPlease tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The national legal metrology project for 2014 to 2015 covered medical weighing instruments located in doctors\u2019 surgeries, pharmacies and health centres. 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