About CP-IS and sensitive patients

CPIS

You can view CP-IS Child Protection - Information Sharing. A service provided by the NHS. Helps social care workers share information about children and young people in their care, or on child protection plans. Allows healthcare workers to view relevant information about those children or young people. patients and sensitive patients in Nervecentre.

Nervecentre checks CP-IS when you attend a patient to UEC Urgent and Emergency Care. In Nervecentre, this covers 'ED areas' and SDEC. who has a verified NHS number A unique 10 digit number given to patients in England and Wales. A patient is given an NHS number when they are born, or on their first visit to a healthcare provider., and is:

  • A child of any sex, with an age up to 18 years 365 days

    Or

  • An adult of any sex, except male, with an age between 19 years to 56 years 365 days.

Read more about attending a patient to UEC

If Nervecentre finds the patient has a record on CP-IS:

If a patient is marked sensitive on PDS Personal Demographic Service, an NHS system. The PDS helps healthcare professionals to identify patients and match them to their health records. It also allows them to contact and communicate with patients.:

  • When you view the patient's record a warning appears

  • SENSITIVE appears in the patient banner

Depending on your NHS Care Identity roles, you can sign in with your NHS Care Identity credentials to view a patient's full record.

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