Child Protection Information Sharing

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Protecting vulnerable children

The Child Protection Information Sharing (CP-IS) will improve the way health services work together to protect vulnerable children.

With the national drive towards joined-up care between social services and the NHS, CP-IS is making that a reality by integrating systems in emergency departments and social care settings.

CP-IS is a national (NHS England) system that enables connectivity between local authority services and our emergency care solution, Symphony. By integrating CP-IS into Symphony, clinicians are able to quickly identify vulnerable children who attend A&E, informing care and improving patient safety.

How it works

Every patient under the age of 19 registering in Urgent & Emergency Care will be checked against the CP-IS national register. If they are on the register at the time of the attendance this will be flagged within Symphony to the clinician for viewing. A full audit trail is kept of who accesses the child register information.

What are the benefits?

• Improved patient care and safety for children.
   
• Provides clinicians with key child protection information - clinicians in A&E will be able to quickly identify if a child has a protection plan (CPP) or is a looked after child (LAC).
   
• Clinicians are able to see how often a child has attended for emergency treatment, improving safety for children in ED.

Key benefits

• Provides access to CP-IS register
• Alerts clinicians instantly
• Full audit trail
• Improves safety for children
• Quickly identifies and flags children at risk
• Improves communication between healthcare settings

Child Protection Information Sharing is an Extra for Symphony

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