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Records - Principles for Creation, Management, Storage and Disposal of Health Care Records

Doc type: Policy Directive
Compliance with this policy directive is mandatory.

Doc No.: PD2005_127

Functional Group - Sub Group:
Clinical/ Patient Services - Records

Summary
Specifies minimal requirements for creation and management of health records.

Date of Publication: 25 January 2005

Replaces: N/A
Author Branch: Nursing and Midwifery Office

This document applies to: Area Health Services/Chief Executive Governed Statutory Health Corporation, Board Governed Statutory Health Corporations, Affiliated Health Organisations - Non Declared, Community Health Centres, Dental Schools and Clinics, Divisions of General Practice, Government Medical Officers, NSW Ambulance Service, NSW Dept of Health, Public Health Units, Public Hospitals

Distributed to: Public Health System, Community Health Centres , Dental Schools and Clinics, Divisions of General Practice, Government Medical Officers, Health Associations Unions, Health Professional Associations and Related Organisations, NSW Ambulance Service , NSW Department of Health, Public Health Units, Public Hospitals, Tertiary Education Institutes

Review Date: 25 January 2010

File No: A22390

Previous reference: 98/59

Issue Date: 10 July 1998

Status: Active

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Records - Principles for Creation, Management, Storage and Disposal of Health Care Records

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