Retention of Records Policy - Library

Type of Health Record Minimum Retention Period Derivation Final action CodeLab file cards or other 2 years Nworking records of testresults for named patientsNear-patient test data Result in patient record, log retained for lifetime ofNinstrumentPathological30 years, subject to consent Narchive/museum cataloguesPhotographic records 30 years where images present the primary source ofinformation for the diagnostic processRecords of telephonedreportsRecords relating toinvestigation or storage ofspecimens relevant to organtransplantation, semen orovaReports, copiesPost mortem reportsRequest forms that are not aunique recordRequest forms that containclinical information notreadily available in thehealth recordStandard operatingprocedures (current and old)Specimens and preparationsBlocks for electronmicroscopyElectrophoretic strips andimmunofixation plates2 calendar years N30 years if not held with health record N6 monthsHeld in the patient’s health record for 8 years after thepatient’s death1 week after report received by requester N30 years N30 years N30 years N5 years unless digital images taken, in which case 2 yearsand stored as a photographic recordNN.Page 22 of 57