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Retention of Records Policy - Library

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Type <strong>of</strong> Health Record Minimum <strong>Retention</strong> Period Derivation Final action Code<strong>of</strong> clinical trials on medicinalproducts for human useDirective 2001/20/EC: TheMedicines for Human Use(Clinical Trials) Regulations2004 ENTR/F/2 D(2002)– detailed guidelines on thetrial master file and archivingICH Harmonised TripartiteGuideline, guidance for goodclinical practice,PMP/ICH/135/95:http://www.emea.eu.int.pdfs/human/ich/013595en.pdfScanned records relating topatient careSchool health records (seeChildren and young people)Speech and languagetherapy recordsStem Cell Services –records relating to qualityRetain for the period <strong>of</strong> time appropriate to thepatient/specialty, eg children’s records should be retainedas per the retention period for the records <strong>of</strong> children andyoung people; mentally disordered persons (within themeaning <strong>of</strong> the Mental Health Act 1983) 20 years after thelast entry in the record or 8 years after the patient’s deathif patient died while in the care <strong>of</strong> the organisation.Retain for the period <strong>of</strong> time appropriate to thepatient/specialty, eg children’s records should be retainedas per the retention period for the records <strong>of</strong> children andyoung people; mentally disordered persons (within themeaning <strong>of</strong> the Mental Health Act 1983) 20 years after thelast entry in the record or 8 years after the patient’s deathif patient died while in the care <strong>of</strong> the organisation.Retain for the period <strong>of</strong> time appropriate to thepatient/specialty, eg children’s records should be retainedDestroy underconfidentialconditionsDestroy underconfidentialconditionsNNN.Page 30 <strong>of</strong> 57

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