A mum has hit out after she received a letter from the NHS labelling her toddler overweight. Jemma Fletcher, 37, received the letter from the hospital after her daughter Lily, aged five, was weighed at school by nurses.
The letter, from Sheffield Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, was sent by the NHS after recent tests on Lily's height and weight stats showed that she was above the recommended weight for her age, Yorkshire Live reports.
However, Jemma was disgusted and criticised the letter, stating that it could fuel mental health issues such as anxiety and stress both in youngsters and in parents.
She said: “I was absolutely disgusted and shocked to read Lily was classed as overweight. It’s just upsetting and shocking.“There’s
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