Storage of hospital records (FOI)Storage of hospital records (FOI)
Produced by the Freedom of Information officeAuthored by Government of Jersey and published on
18 June 2019.Prepared internally, no external costs.
ā€‹Request
A
Are most of the hospitals old records still stored in paper form?
B
Where are they stored?
C
How many members of staff does it take to look after / process them?
Response
A
Yes.
B
Across multiple secure sites within the hospital and some contracted off-site storage facilities.
C
The Medical Records team is responsible for the processing of hospital medical records. They are a team of 22 people.
The Medical Records team is supported by Porters who enable access to records out-of-hours.
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