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& Transaction Records Operating theatre records End of year to which they relate 10 Years Review and consider transfer to a Place of Deposit If transferred to a place of deposit the duty of confidence continues to apply and can only be used for research if the patient has consented or the record is anonymised. Event & Transaction Records Patient Property Books End of the year to which they relate 2 years Review and if no longer needed destroy Event & Transaction Records Referrals not accepted Date of rejection. 2 years as an ephemeral record Review and if no longer needed destroy The rejected referral to the service should also be kept on the originating service file. Event & Transaction Records Requests for funding for care not accepted Date of rejection 2 years as an ephemeral record Review and if no longer needed destroy Event & Transaction Records Screening, including cervical screening, information where no cancer/illness detected is detected Creation 10 years Review and if no longer needed destroy Where cancer is detected see 2 Cancer / Oncology. For child screening treat as a child health record and retain until 25th birthday or 10 years after the child has been screened whichever is the longer. Event & Transaction Records Smoking cessation Closure of 12 week quit period 2 Review and if no longer needed destroy & Transaction Records Transplantation Records Creation 30 Years Review and consider transfer to a Place of Deposit See guidance at: https://www.hta.gov.uk/codes-practice
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