Retention of Records Policy - Library

Type of Health Record Minimum Retention Period Derivation Final action CodeForensic medicine above) which should then be kept in line with the specialty, andthen reviewedAll other records retain for 30 yearsImmunisation andvaccination recordsFor children and young people - retain until the patient’s25 th birthday or 26 th if the young person was 17 atconclusion of treatmentDestroy underconfidentialconditionsNAll others retain for 10 years after conclusion of treatmentIntensive Care Unit chartsJoint replacement recordsLearning difficulties –(records of patients with)Macmillan (cancer care)patient records – communityRetain for the period of time appropriate to thepatient/specialty, eg children’s records should be retainedas per the retention period for the records of children andyoung people; mentally disordered persons (within themeaning of the Mental Health Act 1983)20 years after the last entry in the record or 8 years afterthe patient’s death if patient died while in the care of theorganisationFor joint replacement surgery the revision of a primaryreplacement may be required after 10 years to identifywhich prosthesis was used. Only need to retain minimumDestroy underconfidentialconditionshttp://www.njrcentre.org.uk See note 1 Nof notes with specific information about the prosthesisRetain for 10 years after the death of the individual Destroy underconfidentialconditionsRetain for the period of time appropriate to thepatient/specialty, eg children’s records should be retainedNNN.Page 16 of 57