Requirements for the retention of laboratory records and diagnostic material (Ninth Edition, 2022)
The Requirements for the retention of laboratory records and diagnostic material (the Retention standard) sets out the expected requirements pathology laboratories are to achieve for retaining laboratory records and materials.
Published 19 April 2022, date of effect 22 April 2022.
Other updates to the ninth edition of the Retention standard include:
- modernised document formatting
- updated National Pathology Accreditation Advisory Council (NPAAC) logo
- numbered footnote references
- itemised explanatory notes (ENs) that provide further explanation to information in the tables in section 2 Minimum retention times
- updated referencing style.
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Requirements for the retention of laboratory records and diagnostic material (Ninth Edition, 2022)
- Publication Year:
- 2022
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