Child Protection - Information Sharing project
Child protection information shared with school nurses and health visitors
During the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, child protection information will be extracted from CP-IS and shared with school nurses and health visitors, who work for local 0-19 public health service providers. This information is being shared for child protection and health safeguarding purposes. For more information see the CP-IS data sharing transparency notice - coronavirus.
When a child is known to social services and is a Looked After Child or on a Child Protection Plan, basic information about that plan is shared securely with the NHS. If that child attends an NHS unscheduled care setting, such as an emergency department or a minor injury unit:
- the health team is alerted that they are on a plan and has access to the contact details for the social care team
- the social care team is automatically notified that the child has attended, and
- both parties can see details of the child's previous 25 visits to unscheduled care settings in England
This means that health and social care staff have a more complete picture of a child's interactions with health and social care services. This enables them to provide better care and earlier interventions for children who are considered vulnerable and at risk.
The CP-IS project is linking the IT systems used across health and social care and helping organisations to change business processes so this basic information can be shared securely between them. The information can only be accessed securely by trained professionals involved in a child's care.
It is endorsed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and is included in the key lines of enquiry during CQC inspections. It is also included in the standard contract for providers of NHS unscheduled care.
Contact details
CP-IS team
Email: enquiries@nhsdigital.nhs.uk
Phone: 0300 303 5678
Further information
Find out about the benefits of CP-IS and view our range of case studies from live sites.
Find out what's involved in implementing CP-IS at a local authority.
Our regional implementation managers work closely with healthcare organisations and local authorities to guide and support them through the CP-IS implementation process.
Find out about our work with IT systems suppliers and which systems now have accredited CP-IS functionality.
See which local authorities and healthcare organisations are already live with CP-IS.
Have a look at our factsheet, newsletter and short films.
February 2019: guidance for local authorities on matching local records of children within the scope of CP-IS with the correct NHS Number in the NHS system.
An overview of the Incident Support Model and the steps users and suppliers should follow to report technical or data issues.
Information for developers - message definitions and interactions required to support the rollout of the Child Protection - Information Sharing (CP-IS) system.
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Last edited: 10 May 2021 11:52 am