Paper Based Medical Records

Reference: 23-24489

Date response sent: 21/02/2024

Details of enquiry

1. the number of hospitals in your Trust which hold paper only medical records for one or more patients,
2. and (ii) the number of patients for whom your trust (or hospitals within your trust) holds only paper medical records

Response sent

Please note that the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health Trust, and not a hospital.  We provide outpatient, and mainly psychological, services.

1. the number of hospitals in your Trust which hold paper only medical records for one or more patients The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust does not have hospitals within its Trust. See above paragraph.
2. ) the number of patients for whom your trust (or hospitals within your trust) holds only paper medical records

All our patients records are set up and maintained within our Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system.  We do not hold nor create paper records for current patients.