Is there official guidance on retention of request forms for transfusion in the BSQR etc

We are not yet scanning them though this this is something we have been looking into

How long is long enough in years to keep hard copies which have not been scannned

scanning them retrospectively would be difficult as some have multiple barcodes on

Is there official guidance on retention of request forms for transfusion in the BSQR etc

We are not yet scanning them though this this is something we have been looking into

How long is long enough in years to keep hard copies which have not been scannned

scanning them retrospectively would be difficult as some have multiple barcodes on

Hi pluto,

If you go into your particular search enging, and enter "RCPath Retention of Records", you will get the official guidance from them (and the IBMS). The bit you are looking for is on page 14.

Don't worry about multiple barcodes - most scanners allow for the use of multiple barcodes Double sided scanning - now that's another matter altogether...