Clinical Records Retention Schedule Minimum Retention Period Notes Action From date of attendance relating to the following specialities: Emergency Department Audiology Adult Record 8 years Destroy Dental Endoscopy Ophthalmology Intensive Care Charts Oncology/Cancer Medical Illustrations Microfiche/Microfilm Retain until the patient’s 25th birthday Occupational Therapy or 26th if young person was 17 at Record Destroy Sexual Health Records conclusion of treatment, or 8 years Physiotherapy after death. Podiatry Ultrasound Admission 8 years From last Note 1 Angiography and disks 8 years From last date of treatment Destroy All relevant clinical information has been Audio tapes of calls 3 Destroy transferred to Medical Record Audit Trails (electronic records) further notice Destroy Birth Registers 2 years Lists are sent to General Register Office. Note 1 Birth Notification Retain the patient’s 25th birthday. Destroy Transfusion 30 years From date of transfusion Destroy Breast Screening (Mammography) 9 years After date of final attendance/death Destroy Mammography Screen detected cancers, – Indefinitely Destroy interval cancers, interesting cases Cervical Screening slides 10 years Destroy Chaplaincy records 2 years Note 1 Final Clinical Records Retention Schedule Minimum Retention Period Notes Action
Clinical Records Retention Schedule Minimum Retention Period Notes Action Adult Record 8 years From date of attendance relating to the following specialities: Emergency Department Audiology Dental Endoscopy Ophthalmology Intensive Care Charts Oncology/Cancer Medical Illustrations Microfiche/Microfilm Occupational Therapy Sexual Health Records Physiotherapy Podiatry Ultrasound Destroy Record Retain until the patient’s 25th birthday or 26th if young person was 17 at conclusion of treatment, or 8 years after death. Destroy Admission 8 years From last Note 1 Angiography and disks 8 years From last date of treatment Destroy Audio tapes of calls 3 All relevant clinical information has been transferred to Medical Record Destroy Audit Trails (electronic records) further notice Destroy Birth Registers 2 years Lists are sent to General Register Office. Note 1 Birth Notification Retain the patient’s 25th birthday. Destroy Transfusion 30 years From date of transfusion Destroy Breast Screening (Mammography) 9 years After date of final attendance/death Destroy Mammography – Screen detected cancers, interval cancers, interesting cases Indefinitely Destroy Cervical Screening slides 10 years Destroy Chaplaincy records 2 years Note 1 Clinical Records Retention Schedule Minimum Retention Period Notes Final Action
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