Retention of hospital records (FOI)Retention of hospital records (FOI)
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22 March 2019.Prepared internally, no external costs.
​Request
How long are hospital medical records kept for both living and deceased individuals?
Response
The Health and Community Services Department adopted the NHS Code of Practice Part 2 for Records Management, which outlines the time periods for record retention, in 2009.
Information in relation to this is available in a previous Freedom of Information response located at the following link:
Hospital retention policy (FOI)
Please note that these retention schedules are pending review in line with the requirements of updated information legislation.