CHARS Reporting

Recording and submitting the required data to ISOSS and CHARS is a mandated contractual obligation under Schedule 6 of their NHS Standard Contract (Specialised Services, Acute), for all Providers delivering services to pregnant women, babies and children who are living with HIV.

All children living with HIV in England who are seen for paediatric HIV care are monitored by CHARS until they transition to adult services.  Initial reports are made through the ISOSS paediatric reporting arm with long-term follow-up carried out by CHARS.

Quarterly reports are submitted for each child using the secure online portal.  Please use your existing ISOSS account to access the CHARS reporting forms to update case reports.

CHARS Data Collection Form

Please see below for electronic previews of the CHARS forms and guides to variables.  

CHARS Data Collection Forms

CHARS HIV Paediatric Baseline Form - pdf

CHARS HIV Paediatric Baseline Form - pdf

CHARS Paediatric HIV Follow-up Form - pdf

CHARS Paediatric HIV Follow-up Form - pdf

Guide to Variables

CHARS Guide for ART Adverse Events - pdf

CHARS Guide for ART Adverse Events - pdf

CHARS Guide for ART Reasons - pdf

CHARS Guide for ART Reasons - pdf

CHARS Guide for CDC Classification - pdf

CHARS Guide for CDC Classification - pdf

The Children's HIV and AIDS Reporting System (CHARS) collects on-going clinical and other health information on children living with HIV in England for NHS England and NHS Improvement and the UK Health Security Agency's National Infection Service.  All data are collected with Regulation 3 approval.