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ContactPoint. GP Clinical Governance Leads Meeting 11/12 th December 2007 Carol Harrison, ContactPoint Project Manager. What is ContactPoint?.

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  1. ContactPoint GP Clinical Governance Leads Meeting 11/12th December 2007 Carol Harrison, ContactPoint Project Manager

  2. What is ContactPoint? • The quick way to find out who else is working with the same child or young person, making it easier to deliver more coordinated support and improve outcomes for children. • It will be available to authorised staff who need it to do their jobs. • It will store very basic information for all children resident in England – no case information. • It will be a national system to enable a more complete record for a child who accesses services in more than one local area.

  3. Benefits of integrated working Tools and processes Benefits Information Sharing Guidance Earlier, holistic identification of needs Common Assessment Framework Earlier, more effective intervention Lead Professional Improved information sharing across agencies Setting up multi-agency services Faster, more co-ordinated delivery of service for the Child ContactPoint Better service experience for children and families

  4. Sensitive Service Contact Details Information held INDICATORS BASIC DEMOGRAPHICS UNIVERSAL SERVICES ADDITIONAL INVOLVEMENT examples CAF Indicator General Practice Contact Details Youth Worker Contact Details Child’s Name Health Visitor Contact Details Social Worker Contact Details Lead Professional Contact Details Gender Unique Identifier SENCO Contact Details Education/School Contact Details Date of Birth School Nurse Contact Details Address Parent(s)/Carer(s) Contact Details ContactPoint will not hold case data or assessment information

  5. D A T A S U P P L Y Local National Modified CMS Data matching DWP D A T A S U P P L Y P R A C T I T I O N E R A C C E S S NHS Web Access SECURITY DCSF Access Controls ContactPoint ONS No IT Access other Mediated Access other Support services (national and local) 150 ‘accountable’ LAs The Big Picture Please note data suppliers have not been confirmed

  6. Who will have access? • All authorised practitioners in all partner agencies • WFA (Sept 07) estimated to be up to 5867 • To include workers from:- Education – Schools, Further Education Colleges • Health – Doctors, Nurses, Health Visitors etc • Mental Health • Police • Probation • Voluntary organisations • Connexions • CAFCASS • YOT • Youth Service • Social Care

  7. All users will need to be… • Security checked - including enhanced Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) clearance renewable every three years. • Independent Safeguarding Authority (was Vetting and Barring Council) will advise if a user is subject to conviction or caution. • Trained in: • Information Sharing • Safe and secure use of ContactPoint • Data Protection Act and Human Rights Act • There will be an audit trail and monitoring of usage

  8. The ContactPoint programme in East Sussex began in 2003 as a trailblazer Pilot began in Eastbourne in 2004, rolled out across the authority in 2005 2350 people have access ContactPoint, 29% of those are health practitioners 140,000 individual children’s records held on the system 18 automated data feeds, including health information from: Child Health Records (GPs & HV) PIMS (SLT, CAMHS, FISS, CTS) Manual involvement input Trailblazers

  9. I have a plan – please call me

  10. Working closer together … to make it happen Others? Information Sharing Lead Professional …to make it happen CAF Multi-agency Working eCAF ICS ContactPoint “MAKING IT HAPPEN” DCSF/CWDC 2007 ISBN: 978-1-84478-928-3

  11. The Regulations • Debate in the House of Lords on 18 July 2007 • Debate in the House of Commons 23 July 2007 • The Children Act 2004 Information Database (England) Regulations 2007 • Regulations came into force on 1 August 2007 • Available at http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2007/20072182.htm and http://www.ecm.gov.uk/contactpoint/legislation/

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