This is the final part of the chapter, but by no means the least important.

Each organisation should have a retention/disposal policy that is based on the retention schedules contained in the NHS Code of Practice.

The policy should be supported by, or linked to, the retention schedules, which should cover all records held by the organisation, including electronic records.  Schedules should be arranged based on series or collections of records and should indicate the appropriate disposal action for all records.

Work with us at Secure Data Recycling and we will ensure that your Data is managed and disposed of inline with the NHS Record Disposal guideline.