• Nurs Stand · May 2006

    Information governance: practical implications for record-keeping.

    • Christine Hutchinson and Christine Sharples.
    • Preston Primary Care Trust. christine.hutchinson@prestonpct.nhs.uk
    • Nurs Stand. 2006 May 17; 20 (36): 59-64; quiz 66.

    AbstractThis article outlines nurses' legal and professional responsibility to adhere to good practice in keeping patients' notes up to date. It provides a description of information governance issues, including paper and electronic records. The article discusses wider issues such as the importance of good communication in record-keeping and advises on good practice in content and style.

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