Appraisal And Retention Schedule In The National Patient Safety Agency: Article Analysis

Abstract: The purpose of this article that created by the Elizabeth Man is about the appraisal and retention schedule in The National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA). Regarding for the first records manager, there are a programmed plan that consisted of records management project and a freedom of information (FOI) project need to develop. The programmed should include the survey process, policy by the NPSA and also updating the policy and approach.

Keywords: NPSA, appraisal and retention scheduling, pilot survey, policy and approach

1.0) Introduction of the article
In July 2001, The National Patient safety (NPSA) was created as a Special Health Authority. Based on the NPSA appraisal policy, they defines appraisal as the process of evaluating the activities of the NPSA to determine which records need to be captured and how long the records need to be kept to meet the NPSA’s business needs and those of its stakeholders and to provide accountability for the NPSA’s actions (NPSA,2004b). In addition, because of the lies at the heart of the NPSA scheduling process of appraisal, it provides the framework for making decisions on the disposition and retention of records. In this article, the pilot also provided valued learning on practice the concept analysis to
It is for the purpose to make accountable appraisal decisions and fixing retention periods, the primary and secondary values of records are recognized provide a systematic and logical basis. In carry out of the appraisal decisions or retention schedules, the information are collected during the pilot survey it is currently in use to develop the procedures and tools that perform assessment results and effect the disposal of records. At the time of writing, the NPSA has an Interim Disposal Policy (NPSA, 2004g) states that the retention and disposal of records must be