PRJ973 - Child Health Information Services (CHIS) - Surrey and Thames Valley

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<p>NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE/I) South East region (the Authority) is seeking to procure a service provider for Child Health information Services (CHIS) under NHS Standard Contracts from 1st April 2022.</p> <p>The contract will be for an initial period of 5 years with the opportunity to extend for up to 3 further years at the discretion of the Authority (total 8 years). The anticipated average contract value is approximately &pound;3,532,761.63 per annum (including CQUIN but excluding VAT) for the initial 5-year term, and the total contract value including the extension option is approximately &pound;28,262,093 (including CQUIN but excluding VAT).</p> <p>The primary function of the CHIS is to provide a comprehensive local record of a child&rsquo;s health status as measured against the requirements of the public health programmes (screening, immunisation and other health protection or health improvement interventions. This includes the Healthy Child Programme 0-19 years and 364 days for all children, or 0-25 years and 364 days for children and young people with additional needs, including special educational needs and disability) and of their community-based healthcare.</p> <p>The CHIS service is being commissioned to include all children who are:</p> <ul> <li>Registered with a General Practice in the area</li> <li>Resident in the specified area whether registered with a general practice or not</li> <li>Educated in the specified area</li> </ul> <p>CHIS comprises of three core elements:</p> <ul> <li>an IT system - the Child Health Information (IT) System used by the Provider to capture and record clinical activity</li> <li>a Child Health Records Department (CHRD) - a workforce that supports, maintains and administers the IT system, providing data validation, failsafe and reporting functions</li> <li>a parent-held Personal Child Health Record (PCHR) &ndash; otherwise known as the &lsquo;Red Book&rsquo;.</li> </ul> Keywords: NHS England, Child Health Information Services (CHIS), PRJ973, Surrey and Thames Valley