Patient records
Maintaining clinical records is part of good medical practice. Clinical notes are an important tool for managing the patient's care and communicating with other doctors and health professionals.
This statement guides doctors on what information they should record, and for how long they should retain patients' records.
Current statement
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Maintaining clinical records is part of good medical practice. Clinical notes are an important tool for managing the patient's care, and communicating with other doctors and health professionals. This statement guides doctors on what information they should record, and for how long they should retain patients' records.