Child Health Information System (CHIS)

CHIS manages all the health information we collect relating to children and young people up to the age of 19. The service also makes sure that children and young people receive their appointments for screening and immunisation programmes at the right age.

Information we collect

We support the recording and management of information about:

new births
deaths
adoptions
antenatal and newborn screening programmes
newborn physical exams
newborn hearing exams
newborn bloodspot tests
new baby reviews by health visitors
6 to 8 week physical exams by GPs
6 to 8 week visits by health visitors
8 week immunisations
12 week immunisations
16 week immunisations
1 year immunisations
12 to 13 month reviews by health visitors
2 year reviews by health visitors
3 years and 4 months immunisations
immunisation programmes that happen at school
eye tests that happen at school
height and weight screenings that happen at school
health and education needs plans

How this service works

As well as our own team, the CHIS system is used by the Health Visiting service, the Strengthening Families service, the Maternity service, Children’s Community Nursing service, GPs, schools and public health services. We help to schedule, record and monitor public health programmes and manage enquiries about the health of local children and young people.

We also work with health visitors and other agencies to make sure all in Cumbria are offered The Healthy Child programme. The programme involves a series of reviews, tests and immunisations that take place in your child’s home, school or local clinic.

If you and your child are new to Cumbria, we’ll refer you to the Health Visiting service and make sure your child’s health records are sent to us. Similarly, if you’re moving out of the area we’ll make sure your child’s health records are sent to the NHS Trust who’ll be looking after you.

CHIS also supports the Children Looked After service by identifying children who are placed in the care of local authorities. We make sure all of the child’s information is accurate and up to date and request their records if they are held by another Trust.