The 2003 NAEP conference in Blackpool was attended by CHL as exhibitors. Also with their own stand were the DLCC. Pictured is Julia Blundell , DLCC's Training Co-ordinator. Discussions are continuing with a view to implementing CHL's Enrolment, Training and Certification at DLCC's head office in Manchester. Watch this space. What is a Disabled Living Centre (DLC)? A Disabled (or Independent) Living Centre (DLC) is a place where you can get free and ethical information and advice about products which can increase disabled or older people's choices about how they live. At a DLC you can see and try out products and explore other solutions. Centres provide free information to people in person, by telephone, letter or email. Who are the Disabled Living Centres Council (DLCC)? DLCs are led by a national organisation called the Disabled Living Centres Council (DLCC). We aim to improve disabled and older people's access to accurate, reliable and impartial information and advice about products and equipment for easier living.

05/06/2003

After over 37 years working in the adoption and fostering sector, Wendy Cleary from Birmingham Social Services has now retired. Everyone who has had the pleasure to know Wendy I'm sure will agree that her work has been an outstanding example to everyone involved with adoption and fostering. A special thank you from everyone at CHL for all of her invaluable contributions to the CHARMS system. Best of luck for the future. X

16/05/2003

As well as our fast growing public sector user base CHL also offer cost-effective systems to the private sector. ANSA Consultants - a fast growing, transport planning consultancy based in Bury, Greater Manchester - asked for systems to help with time recording and other project management tasks. CHL had a system that fit the bill perfectly. And the whole process was achieved remotely. The system was electronically transferred and within a matter of days ANSA Consultants were taking advantage of the range of facilities that CHL's Customer Relationship Management system offers. For more information about ANSA-Consultants go to ANSA If you are interested in a free demonstration of any of our systems please get in touch by email at info@chl-systems.co.uk or call us on 0870 112 0421 (ask for Christine or Karen, or FAX : 0161 236 6486).

24/04/2003

The popularity of CHL's Supported Employment and Training system, ASSET, grows with yet another installation. Interest in the ASSET system has grown hugely over the last year and Cheadle Royal Industries gave the green light to go ahead with installation just a few weeks ago. ASSET is now in use as far afield as Essex and Inverness and has now taken over from CHARMS (used by adoption and fostering agencies) as CHL's best selling system. If you are interested in a free demonstration of any of our systems please get in touch by email at info@chl-systems.co.uk or call us on 0870 112 0421 (ask for Christine or Karen, or FAX : 0161 236 6486).

24/04/2003

We are pleased to announce the Lancashire County Council are the latest authority to purchase CHARMS. One of the factors influencing their decision to purchase the system was the very positive feedback they got from the existing CHARMS user community who reported a very responsive and helpful telephone support service - thanks everyone :) CHARMS is now in use at 24 sites on over 100 computers throughout England and Wales. Local authorites, voluntary agencies and the National Adoption Register all use the system for the day to day running of both adoption and fostering teams as well as the production of detailed statistical information. If you are interested in a free demonstration of any of our systems please get in touch by email at info@chl-systems.co.uk or call us on 0870 112 0421 (ask for Christine or Karen, or FAX : 0161 236 6486).

01/04/2003

After months of hard work preparing the paperwork, CHL's CES4 (Community Equipment System) gets the green light. Along with our nationally recognised CHARMS (Adoption and Fostering), CES4 is now officially available for use throughout the UK. CHL were invited to put forward an offer to sign a National Framework Agreement for the provision of Community Equipment Services Management Systems. After the hard work of everyone at CHL we are now signatories to the Agreement and Equipment Services can now choose to purchase CES4 in the knowledge that it meets 100% of the requirement outlined by the NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency. I would like to say thank you to everyone at CHL in Ducie House, Manchester - and well done! Jim Moores, MD. If you are interested in a free demonstration of any of our systems please get in touch by email at info@chl-systems.co.uk or call us on 0870 112 0421 (ask for Christine or Karen, or FAX : 0161 236 6486).

10/03/2003

The Family Placement team in Shrewsbury are pleased to be the latest users of CHARMS. Perhaps the most widely used database system specifically for Adoption and Fostering, CHARMS has now been provided to the team at Shrewsbury. It was installed and up and running all in one day; with the key users trained and happily using the system. They can now record and monitor children and families; find matches; produce management statistics and print off referrals for the National Adoption Register for England and Wales - themselves long standing users of CHARMS. If you are interested in a free demonstration of any of our systems please get in touch by email at info@chl-systems.co.uk or call us on 0870 112 0421 (ask for Christine or Karen, or FAX : 0161 236 6486).

06/03/2003

After a demonstration to a number of the Consortium members CHARMS was ordered and installed within a matter of weeks. The decision to go with CHARMS was easy once members had seen it in action. Also influenced by the fact that a number of other consortia, local authorities and voluntary agencies already use CHARMS the members of the Yorkshire Consortium were pleased to go ahead with its purchase. They can now record and monitor children and families; find matches; produce management statistics and print off referrals for the National Adoption Register for England and Wales - themselves long standing users of CHARMS. If you are interested in a free demonstration of any of our systems please get in touch by email at info@chl-systems.co.uk or call us on 0870 112 0421 (ask for Christine or Karen, or FAX : 0161 236 6486).

06/03/2003

Abdel Iffakh from the Sure Start programme in Hyde has just confirmed that CHL are the provider of the database system for their use. The decision to award the system to CHL was influenced by a glowing reference from one of CHL's existing SureCHART users - Andrew Blore (Information and Monitoring Coordinator for Sure Start Ashton): "We have been using the CHL SureCHART system for over six months and it has been fantastic. The system supports both the day to day needs of the programme and Sure Start head office requirements. I have found the system easy to use yet flexible enough to respond to changing demands both internally and externally. The level of support given by CHL has been excellent, they respond to any problems the same day and the staff have been very friendly and supportive. I cannot recommended this system highly enough." If you are interested in a free demonstration of any of our systems please get in touch by email at info@chl-systems.co.uk or call us on 0870 112 0421 (ask for Christine or Karen, or FAX : 0161 236 6486).

07/02/2003

With over 100 local authority sites using CHL's range of systems the drive has started to raise awareness of what those systems can offer to the whole of the public sector in the UK. Over the next few weeks we will be "out in the field" telling local government and central government people what the benefits are of using CHL. If you are interested in a free demonstration of any of our systems please use the contact form provided on the contact us page or call us on 0161 237 1872 (ask for Christine or Karen, or FAX : 0161 236 6486).

25/01/2003