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.

Video Demonstrations

Posted on December 14, 2009

We have recently added a new way to get help with using the Children’s Service Mapping online tools. We’re publishing a series of short video demonstrations of the various tasks that you will need to do to complete the mapping process.

In each video, you will see a demonstration of where you need to click and enter text in order to do each task. You can pause, resume or rewind the video using the control bar the bottom of the demonstration area.

We’ve gathered together all of the demonstrations published so far in the help section, but you can also view them as you’re using the online tools by clicking on the question mark symbol at the top of the page (where available).

PCT commissioner and safeguarding questionnaires

Posted on December 14, 2009

Two new questionnaires were recently added to the website for PCT commissioner arm organisations. The first is the PCT Commissioner Questionnaire which covers a range of areas including networks and planning fora, joint commissioning and disability and complex needs.

The second questionnaire covers PCT Safeguarding and includes questions on designated safeguarding staff, child deaths, safeguarding structures and commissioning responsibilities.