Are you handing over data?

Medical records and other health data on individuals are considered as public documents and must be submitted to the National Archives for preservation.

Patient records may be created by:

• The Healthcare Institution,

• Hospital

• Nursing home

• Self-employed healthcare workers.

It is absolutely against the law to dispose of medical records.

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