Appendix A Retention Schedule – Broad Retention Retention Action at end of retention Record Type Notes descriptor period period Basic health and social care retention period - check for any other involvements that could Care Records Adult health records not Discharge or extend the retention. All must be reviewed prior with standard Review and if no longer covered by any other patient last 8 years to destruction taking into account any serious retention needed destroy section in this schedule seen incident retentions. This includes medical periods illustration records such as X-rays and scans as well as video and other formats. Care Records with standard End of care or Review and if no longer Adult social care records 8 retention client last seen needed destroy periods Basic health and social care retention requirement is to retain until 25th birthday or if the patient was 17 at the conclusion of the Care Records treatment, until their 26th birthday. Check for Children’s records including Discharge or 25th or 26th with standard Review and if no longer any other involvements that could extend the midwifery, health visiting patient last birthday (see retention needed destroy retention. All must be reviewed prior to and school nursing seen Notes) periods destruction taking into account any serious incident retentions. This includes medical illustration records such as X-rays and scans as well as video and other formats.
Appendix A – Retention Schedule Broad descriptor Record Type Retention Retention period Action at end of retention period Notes Care Records with standard retention periods Adult health records not covered by any other section in this schedule Discharge or patient last seen 8 years Review and if no longer needed destroy Basic health and social care retention period - check for any other involvements that could extend the retention. All must be reviewed prior to destruction taking into account any serious incident retentions. This includes medical illustration records such as X-rays and scans as well as video and other formats. Care Records with standard retention periods Adult social care records End of care or client last seen 8 Review and if no longer needed destroy Care Records with standard retention periods Children’s records including midwifery, health visiting and school nursing Discharge or patient last seen 25th or 26th birthday (see Notes) Review and if no longer needed destroy Basic health and social care retention requirement is to retain until 25th birthday or if the patient was 17 at the conclusion of the treatment, until their 26th birthday. Check for any other involvements that could extend the retention. All must be reviewed prior to destruction taking into account any serious incident retentions. This includes medical illustration records such as X-rays and scans as well as video and other formats.
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