Welcome to the ChiMat website.

The national Child and Maternal Health Observatory (ChiMat) provides information and intelligence to improve decision-making for high quality, cost effective services. It supports policy makers, commissioners, managers, regulators, and other health stakeholders working on children's, young people's and maternal health.

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KNOWLEDGE HUB

Easy access to a wide range of information and knowledge relating to the health of children, young people and maternal health.

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TOOLS AND DATA

A suite of on-line tools for presenting key data and indicators, undertaking needs assessment, capacity planning and more.

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WHO WE ARE

A dedicated team providing health intelligence, knowledge management and support to practitioners in the field.

YHPHO Logo ChiMat is part of the Yorkshire and Humber Public Health Observatory which takes a national lead in child health.

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INCREASING EFFICIENCY OF SERVICES

Use the new Epilepsy and Diabetes modules in the Disease Management Information Toolkit (DMIT) to increase the efficiency of services for children with long-term conditions. The Asthma module has also been updated with the latest data.

DMIT enables PCTs to compare their emergency admission rates, bed-days and lengths of stay with a range of comparators.

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