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Category
Standard
Organisation
ID
AS 2828.1:2019
Type
Standard
Version
2019
Access
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Status
Active
Created
July 2019
This standard specifies minimum requirements for the physical aspects of paper health records, aiming to ensure that they are fit for purpose, easy to use and consistent, and that they meet legal, safety and quality requirements. It covers size, quality, reproducibility, layout, colour, division, methods of fixing, and cover. The standard also provides advice on design of forms for incorporation into health records.

Main sections:

- Health record forms

- Dividers

- Health record covers

- Filing

- Retention and destruction
Access Health records, Part 1: Paper health records v2019

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