TYPE/SUBTYPE OF RECORD MINIMUM RETENTION PERIOD DERIVATION FINAL ACTION Ambulance Records Administrative (i.e. records 2 years from the end of the year to – Destroy under confidential containing non-clinical details only)e.g. records of which they relate conditions journeys Annual/corporate reports 3 years See note 1 Appointment Records (GP) 2 years (Provided that any Destroy under confidential information has been conditions once a decision – transferred to the patient record)At has been made that there is the end of the 2 year retention period no ongoing administrative GP practices should consider if there need to retain the records. is an ongoing administrative need to keep the records/books for longer. If there IS an ongoing need to retain these records/books, then a further review date should be set (either 1 or 2 more years) TYPE/SUBTYPE OF RECORD MINIMUM RETENTION PERIOD DERIVATION FINAL ACTION
TYPE/SUBTYPE OF RECORD MINIMUM RETENTION PERIOD DERIVATION FINAL ACTION Ambulance Records – Administrative (i.e. records containing non-clinical details only)e.g. records of journeys 2 years from the end of the year to which they relate Destroy under confidential conditions Annual/corporate reports 3 years See note 1 Appointment Records (GP) 2 years (Provided that any information has been transferred to the patient record)At the end of the 2 year retention period GP practices should consider if there is an ongoing administrative need to keep the records/books for longer. If there IS an ongoing need to retain these records/books, then a further review date should be set (either 1 or 2 more years) Destroy under confidential conditions – once a decision has been made that there is no ongoing administrative need to retain the records. TYPE/SUBTYPE OF RECORD MINIMUM RETENTION PERIOD DERIVATION FINAL ACTION