I work for a mental health private practice that provides testing for numerous behavioral issues, developmental delays, etc. I'm trying to move everything from paper to digital and moving all older charts to a secured warehouse. While going through this, we do still use testing protocols that are paper only. Is it okay to scan these into a patient's chart and then shred the protocol or does it need to be kept as paper until the patient ages out?
TW: Last night I overdosed on my antidepressants in an attempt to kill myself. I went to the hospital and had a blood test. It took 6 hours of waiting before I saw the general doctor, who told me that the mental health nurse did not want to see me as she had other patients to see and was busy. This to me is unacceptable and awful. It feels impossible in the uk to get metal Health care other than medication. Don’t get me wrong, the general doctor was lovely and I’m grateful for the NHS, but I wasn’t even offered inpatient care