Dr Jack Shaw, Co-chair & EPR lead
Dr Evelyn Kerr, Co-chair FRSH
Dr Nathan Acladius, FSRH Rep.
Dr Darren Cousins, BASHH Rep. Wales
Mr Howard Gees, BASHH Rep.
Dr Susannah Hall, FSRH Rep.
Dr Asha Kasliwal, FSRH Rep.
Dr Usha Kumar, FSRH Rep.
Dr Rona MacDonald, BASHH Rep. Scotland
Dr Anatole Menon-Johansson, BASHH Rep.
Dr Achyuta Nori, BASHH Rep.
Mr Cuong Chau, UKHSA HARS
Dr Hamish Mohammed, UKHSA GUMCAD
Mr Stephen Duffell, UKHSA GUMCAD
Ms Kate Thurland, UKHSA
Ms Helen Leake, UKHSA
Ms Helena Andrews, OHID
Ms Judith Ellison, HSCIC
Ms Sarah Freeman, HSCIC
Ms Kate Jervis, Brook
Mr Charles Hewitt, Pathway Analytics
Observers from software companies
Ms Shafeda Mohammed, RIOMED
Mr Thiyagarajan Jayaraman, IMS
Mr Iain Galloway, IDCapture
Mr Andrew Denman, Inform Health
Ms Cathy Butler, IDOX
Mr Colin Kowlessar, RIOMED
Ms Liz Lovell, IMS
Membership and Terms of Reference
Update 01/04/2026: CP-IS: a briefing for integrated sexual health services in England
A rapid turnaround task-and-finish group established in March 2026 across members of the BASHH/BHIVA/CoSRH Integrated Sexual Health & HIV Information Group, BASHH board, BASHH Adolescent SIG, and NHS England, has generated a document to support Sexual Health Services in England with the implementation of the Child Protection Information System (CP-IS) before the end of 2026. Prior knowledge and experience with CP-IS is extremely variable, with many services unaware of the system and the requirements for its implementation.
This document summarises key information on CP-IS, signposts to detailed associated guidance, and answers queries that services are expected to have.
Please note that all Care Quality Commission regulated services in England, including all Sexual Health Services, are expected to have implemented effective use of CP-IS by December 2026. These services should also have an evidenced implementation strategy for CP-IS in place by June 2026.
Meetings
Since the group became the joint BASHH/FSRH Integrated Information Group in 2013, it has met on 3 occasions and plans to meet approximately three- four times a year.
Objectives
- To recommend strategies for IT implementation, data collection and reporting for the spectrum of Sexual Health services (ranging from non-integrated services to fully integrated services).
- To advise on the type, quality and format of information to be collected from Sexual Health services for the purposes of national audit, public health monitoring and monitoring of service performance.
- To respond to relevant consultations affecting service provision and data collection in Sexual Health.
- To liaise between DH, HSCIC, PHE and other agencies regarding information issues to achieve best outcomes for both patient and public health.
- To receive and respond to queries and concerns from members relating to IT and Information Governance, including data protection and confidentiality rules.
- To anticipate problems relating to IT and Information Governance from new legislation, commissioning or other changes that affect Sexual Health.
- To disseminate important information to BASHH/Faculty members via organisational websites/newsletters.
Matters discussed
The group has looked at a wide range of issues affecting Sexual Health Services in England, Scotland and Wales. These include matters arising from proposed coding changes for SRHAD and SHHAPT, GUMCAD-3, the BASHH Sexual History Taking Guidelines, issues of data linkage and the chapter on confidentiality in the revised Standards for the Management of STIs. The group welcomes enquiries and items for consideration from members of either BASHH or FSRH.
Contacts
Asha Kasliwal - asha.kasliwal@cmft.nhs.uk
Glossary
BASHH British Association of Sexual Health and HIV
DH Department of Health
FSRH Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare
HPA Health Protection Agency
HSCIC Health and Social Care Information Centre
PHE Public Health England
SRHAD Sexual Health Activity Dataset
SHHAPT Sexual health and HIV Activity Property type