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Dear Colleagues
I was asked today how long we need to keep the paperwork printed off from the Automatic Flexible Endoscope Reprocessor.
This paperwork shows the cycle number, it identifies the person placing the scope into and taking the scope out of machine, and the scope serial number and all parameters etc.
This print out is stapled to a day sheet(log). This paperwork is the one that I do not know how long we need to keep for (is there a legal requirement – 7years???).
It is a lot of paper and I know that the print outs eventually fade.
Our machines are all automatically recorded and backed up by Sterilogic – so we do have an electronic record of the cycle (the same information that is printed off), and of course the cycle is validated and all parameters are checked on completion of cycle by staff before the scopes are released. The cycle number and scope serial number is entered into the patients file, which we also scan (so we have an electronic version of the patient chart as well). So I feel that if need be, we can track back and get all the necessary information in case of a look back without the paper version.If anyone can help me I would really appreciate it.
Thank you in advance.Teresa Lewis
Infection Control and Prevention CNC
Newcastle Endoscopy Centre[cid:image002.png@01CEC59B.8D250760]
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Hi Teresa
Kindly refer to GDA 17.
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*hWK4nY*Dear Colleagues
I was asked today how long we need to keep the paperwork printed off from the Automatic Flexible Endoscope Reprocessor.
This paperwork shows the cycle number, it identifies the person placing the scope into and taking the scope out of machine, and the scope serial number and all parameters etc.
This print out is stapled to a day sheet(log). This paperwork is the one that I do not know how long we need to keep for (is there a legal requirement – 7years???).It is a lot of paper and I know that the print outs eventually fade.
Our machines are all automatically recorded and backed up by Sterilogic – so we do have an electronic record of the cycle (the same information that is printed off), and of course the cycle is validated and all parameters are checked on completion of cycle by staff before the scopes are released. The cycle number and scope serial number is entered into the patients file, which we also scan (so we have an electronic version of the patient chart as well). So I feel that if need be, we can track back and get all the necessary information in case of a look back without the paper version.If anyone can help me I would really appreciate it.
Thank you in advance.Teresa Lewis
Infection Control and Prevention CNC
Newcastle Endoscopy Centre[cid:image002.png@01CEC59B.8D250760]
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