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How long are we meant to keep patient record cards for ?,
when I trained years ago advised 8 years, a FHP recently
told me when they trained advised 6 years. When I phoned
the SMAE Institute was advised 12 years, one only needs
to keep tax records for 6 years, so who is correct ??.

 

I was told many years ago 6 years same as tax records i am half way through shreeding 02/03 paper work.

mind you better than when i was a midwife had to keep recoprds for 21 years

 

Well I thought midwives had to keep records for 25 years!I am not sure now how long to keep podiatry records,I used to think it was seven years but now I hear it's eight.

 

I was told it was eight years.

Is there any advance on that? - or shall we all agree on eight and then we can all start clearing all the paper out of our lofts, garages, outbuildings etc. ? :D