Purpose
The Child Protection-Information Sharing (CP-IS) programme supports secure information sharing between Local Authorities and healthcare settings for any child or young person who:
Is a 'Looked After child' (LAC)
Has a ‘Child Protection Plan’ (CPP)
CP-IS also shares information for any unborn baby with an 'Unborn Child Protection Plan (UCPP), linked to the pregnant patient’s record.
This article explains how these alerts work in Medicus.
Child Protection Alerts in Medicus
Along with other safeguarding information, CP-IS alerts are displayed in the patient banner in Medicus to highlight the information to those viewing the patient record.
Medicus retrieves the Child Protection alerts from CP-IS via API, as opposed to from codes added to the record.
The types of Child Protection alerts we display are:
- Child Protection Plan (CPP)
- Looked After Child (LAC)
- Unborn Child Protection Plan (UCPP)
Hovering over the badge in the patient banner will show additional information including the local authority and the plan start and end date (if known). You can click on the badge to view more information.
CP-IS alerts remain visible on the record after the end date. CPP’s and LAC’s are displayed for 364 days after the end date. UCPP’s are displayed for 28 days after the end date.
Setting up notifications for CP-IS traces
You can set up CP-IS trace notifications in Modules > Patient Information Maintenance > CP-IS > Configuration. Here you can specify who the email notifications should be sent to. The email will include a link to the Positive Trace report. On the Positive Traces tab you also can view a list of all past alerts.