CHARMS is now the COMPLETE children's services system - - Adoption, - Fostering, - Post adoption support, - Residential, - Letterbox, - Ofsted dataset, - Indivdiual Outcomes tracker - Adoption Allowances management, - Carer Training, - Referral Management (ERGO), - Child Protection… And through CHARMS Online : • Social Workers can enter running records in minutes, with any internet connection.

• Admin staff can manage reminders (CRBs, reviews, assessments, medicals…) so that nothing is ever overlooked.

• Managers and social work team leaders can monitor caseload and input file checks entirely electronically.

• And, carers can go online, from home, and log incidents; complete diaries and even check their review history. For more information ring 0161 237 1872 or email Jim Moores.

09/10/2010

Great news great news, Anglia Fostering now have the ground-breaking FiveOutcomes and CHARMS-Ofsted systems. After a most productrive couple of days (29th and 30th September 2010) CHL's MD, Jim Moores, can report that Anglia Fostering have joined that august body of organisations who may now take advantage of these marvellous additions to CHL's portfolio of systems for children's and young people's services. For more information contact CHL on 0161 2376 1872.

30/09/2010

We are pleased to announce thatAdvanced Childcarehave chosen CHARMS to help manage their important children and carer records.

CHARMS is fully online and is surging ahead as the foremost, dedicated adoption and fostering system in the UK.

In the last year more than 20 agencies have come on board.

Jim Moores, Managing Director at CHL said :

"I am delighted that Advanced Childcare have chosen CHARMS. We are just in the process of agreeing an implementation plan and look forward to another successful CHARMS project."

26/09/2010

We at CHL are pleased to announce that ASSET Online may now be purchased by Voluntary Sector organisations for as little as £50 per month. NO setup costs, just a monthly charge. And no long-term contract. When you sign up for ASSET Online you may use it for as long as you pay the monthly subscription... Not only that but you could be up and running with one of the most widely used disability services systems within hours. ASSET Online is THE complete client (service user) management system. It is fast becoming the software of choice for the voluntary sector. ASSET manages all client details, contact information, outcomes, costs and all associated documents. Beacause it is fully online users may access client records from anywhere with an internet connection. It is completely secure - using a high degree of encryption - and nothing is ever kept on the user's computer. ASSET has been helping organisations in the charitable and voluntary sectors for more than 10 years and we are proud that ASSET has such customers as : - Royal London Society for the Blind - Royal British Legion Industries - Merthyr Tydfil Institute for the Blind, - Mencap Leeds - Barrowmore For more information or to gain access to the full ASSET Online demo please ring 0161 237 1872 or email info@chl-systems.co.uk.

12/09/2010

CHL is delighted to announce a breakthrough partnership with Mobile Data UK that brings together MDUK’s professional mobile technology and CHIMES’ expertise to allow music teachers to update registers of attendance securely and in real-time. Using MDUK's application on your own mobile phone/iphone (or ANY mobile device including a web based PC) the CHIMES list of pupils attending a rehearsal or tuition activity may be "downloaded" and you can inform the pupil records, there and then, if a pupil does/does not attend. No more bits of paper flying around; click a button and it's done.

Mobile Data UK is a leading provider of professional mobile solutions for all kinds of data collection and job despatch methods on ANY mobile device. With MDUK’s dynamic and flexible reporting system, all data, whether it be an audit or inspection to collecting secure pupil data, is instantly accessible and useable in a fully clear and easy way.

16/07/2010

Electronic Referral Generator from Outlook - ERGO. Not such a catchy title but Ergo (Latin - "therefore") will save fostering, adoption and other children's services a huge amount of time managing referrals from commissioners. On the Click of a button Ergo will extract the details of a referral from an email and it will create a new record inCHARMS. Not only that but Ergo will also save any attachments against the child's record. No more of that "Save Attachments", "Create Folder" and complete a referral form. Ergo will do it for you. If you want to find out more just ring us on 0161 237 1872.

01/07/2010

CHL is pleased to be attending the London Councils Children's Services Summer Conference at the Brit Oval Cricket Ground 13th July 2010.

We will be demonstrating CHARMS at the Conference so please come and speak to us and find out more about CHARMS – the most comprehensive and user-friendly childrens services system in the UK.

One to One demonstrations, group presentations and individual meetings can be pre-booked by contacting promotion@chl-systems.co.uk or call us on 0161 237 1872.

We look forward to meeting you,
Jim and Diane

30/06/2010

We are pleased to announce that Lorimer Foster Services have chosen CHARMS to help manage their important children and carer records. CHARMS is fully online and is surging ahead as the foremost, dedicated adoption and fostering system in the UK. In the last yearmore than 20 agencies have come on board. Jim Moores, Managing Director at CHL said : "My personal thanks go to Lorimer for choosing CHARMS. We at CHL will make sure the project goes smoothly and we will provide support throughout our hopefully long and mutually fruitful relationship."

11/06/2010

Reach Out Foster Care have chosen CHARMS to help manage their important children and carer records securely and accurately.

We at CHL are very pleased that CHARMS has been chosen by Reach Out Care.

Training has beenorganised and everyone - admin staff, social workers and management - are looking forward to getting stuck in.

For more information about CHARMS please ring us on 0161 237 1872 or email info@chl-systems.co.uk.

03/06/2010

We are pleased to annouce that Evelyn Fostering are now fully operational and have chosen CHARMS as their preferred system to manage carer and children records.

CHARMS is the most widely used, fully online, fostering service system in the UK.

For more information please ring CHL on 0161 237 1872 or email info@chl-systems.co.uk.

25/04/2010