2009/10 Data Collection

Posted 1 week ago

The 2009/10 data collection has now ended. Thank you very much for all the hard work that has gone into this year’s children’s services mapping exercise; we are very grateful for your participation. We are aware that some of you are finishing off the data entry process and the Helpdesk will remain open to provide support.

On 1st April the reports from the 2009/10 collection will be made available on-line. We are now carrying out a range of data checks and may contact you on key issues with your data before 1st April. It is likely that checking will go on into April but all data provided on the website will clearly be highlighted as early findings/provisional data

ChiMat Annual Conference 2010

Posted 3 weeks ago

ChiMat’s second annual conference will focus on the practical application of information and intelligence to support effective long-term decision-making. Alongside an opportunity to see the on-line tools in action, delegates will also have the chance to hear from leading researchers in the field of child and maternal health about how to engage positively and innovatively with the challenges ahead.

The event will take place on the 18th of March at The Royal York Hotel, York, YO24 1AA. As the event is funded by ChiMat, there is no charge to delegates for attending. For a provisional programme of the event, download the flyer (PDF).

To book your place at the conference please visit the ChiMat website.

NI 51 and Children's Trust questionnaires now available for local authorities

Posted on January 4, 2010

Two new questionnaires were recently added to the website for local authorities. Mapping leads and assistant mapping leads can access these questionnaires through the left hand menu when logged on to the website.

The first is a national indicator for the “Effectiveness of CAMHS Services” (NI 51). The NI 51 questionnaire covers four CAMHS proxy questions on 24 hour on-call, learning disability, 16/17 and early intervention.

The second questionnaire covers arrangements for Children’s Trusts on vision, governance, strategy and process. Local authorities are asked to lead on this on behalf of their Children’s Trust and there is an option to delegate this questionnaire to colleagues in other agencies if appropriate.

DH proxy indicators for disability

Posted on December 16, 2009

The following information is only relevant for services for disabled children.

We have now identified two of the current questions for disability services as Department of Health proxy indicators. These are:

• Have your eligibility criteria been assessed for equality
  impact?
• Which of the following areas of need does your assessment
  process include?

These questions are on the ‘Process’ page of the questionnaire and are now indicated as DH proxy indicator under each question. The questions have not changed, so if you have already answered these questions, you do not have to do anything.