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Updates to the Records Management Code of Practice
Published 19 September 2023
A summary of updates and amendments made since the Records Code of Practice was published in 2021.
May 2024
Update to Appendix II, retention schedule – GP patient records: living patients section has been reworded to make it clearer.
October 2023
A summary of amendments made in October 2023:
- references to 'Shared Care Records programme' updated to 'Connecting Care Records programme'
- link to NHSE’s Universal IG templates added
- references to 'Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport' updated to 'Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology'
- list of active inquiries updated
August 2023
A summary of amendments made up to August 2023:
- list of active inquiries updated
- retention period for dental clinical care records reduced from 15 to 11 years
- passage added noting that approval from the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is required for retaining records for more than 20 years (with some exemptions)
- references to CCGs / NHSX / NHS Digital removed
- broken links replaced