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An online system to identify children who may be in danger of abuse or neglect is being developed for use in hospitals across England.
The ?9m Child Protection Information System will alert doctors and nurses in accident and emergency departments if children are known to be at risk or had urgent treatment at other hospitals.
It will be rolled out from 2015.
Ministers say abuse will be identified earlier. Labour criticised the delay in replacing a database shelved in 2010.
The government has said tragedies that followed missed warnings, such as the cases of Peter Connelly or Victoria Climbie, might be avoided if a common database was shared.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20846317
The ?9m Child Protection Information System will alert doctors and nurses in accident and emergency departments if children are known to be at risk or had urgent treatment at other hospitals.
It will be rolled out from 2015.
Ministers say abuse will be identified earlier. Labour criticised the delay in replacing a database shelved in 2010.
The government has said tragedies that followed missed warnings, such as the cases of Peter Connelly or Victoria Climbie, might be avoided if a common database was shared.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20846317
