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Recording

  

On this page you will find policies and guidance to ensure accurate and meaningful record keeping. These include:

  • Policies, procedures and best practice guidance
  • Guidance about using the Integrated Children's System (ICS)

Policies, procedures and best practice guidance

NEW for 2009
Case Recording policy, procedures and best practice guidance. ( PDF 142Kb).The policy covers all aspects of case recording in the children's social care service in Suffolk.
Supporting information is: Use of COMPASS Headings ( PDF 41Kb ) to provide guidance about the information to record under each heading of COMPASS Observations.
Responsibility for completing templates on the Integrated Children's system ( ICS) ( PDF 36Kb ) 
Guidance about the use of genograms ( PDF 32Kb )

The At a Glance Guide to case recording ( PDF 40Kb ) gives an overview of the policy and requirements for recording in the children's social care service

Paper case files should be maintained according to the Filing index and format for case files ( PDF 94Kb)

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A chronology must be maintained for every child receiving a service from children's social care.This at a glance guide to chronologies (PDF, 29 kb) is a practical reminder about how to approach and complete a chronology. Here is the format for a chronology to use on paper files until the ICS version is available.

The Access to Records policy and this Leaflet ( PDF 480 Kb ) which explains how to access files
Guide to effective recording for staff providing Family Support Services in Children's Centres, schools and other settings in Children and Young People Service.

Using the Integrated Children’s System (ICS)

A full range of ICS User Guides and the e-learning programmes are available on COLIN. To find the page, search for ICS User Guides.

Here are some of the relevant guides:

To resolve issues with using CareFirst 6, staff should contact the IT Helpdesk.

 

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