the electronic system has the capacity to destroy records in line with the retention schedule, and where a metadata stub can remain demonstrating that a record has been destroyed, then the code should be followed in the same way for electronic records as for Care Records paper records with a log being kept of the with standard Electronic Patient Records See Notes See Notes Destroy records destroyed. If the system does not have retention System this capacity, then once the records have periods reached the end of their retention periods they should be inaccessible to users of the system and upon decommissioning, the system (along with audit trails) should be retained for the retention period of the last entry related to the schedule. Care Records Discharge or with standard General Dental Services Review and if no longer patient last 10 Years retention records needed destroy seen periods Care Records 10 years after with standard death see Review and if no longer GP Patient records of Patient to retention Notes for needed destroy periods exceptions
Care Records with standard retention periods Electronic Patient Records System See Notes See Notes Destroy the electronic system has the capacity to destroy records in line with the retention schedule, and where a metadata stub can remain demonstrating that a record has been destroyed, then the code should be followed in the same way for electronic records as for paper records with a log being kept of the records destroyed. If the system does not have this capacity, then once the records have reached the end of their retention periods they should be inaccessible to users of the system and upon decommissioning, the system (along with audit trails) should be retained for the retention period of the last entry related to the schedule. Care Records with standard retention periods General Dental Services records Discharge or patient last seen 10 Years Review and if no longer needed destroy Care Records with standard retention periods GP Patient records of Patient 10 years after death see Notes for exceptions Review and if no longer needed destroy to
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