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The primary purpose of the medical record is to support on-going patient care. It provides a crucial central source of information in a health care system where shared-care, shift-work and frequent handovers are common. Any other function of the notes is secondary e.g. to provide defence against complaints.
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McCombe, K. (2022). Documentation Standards. In: Fernando, R., Sultan, P., Phillips, S. (eds) Quick Hits in Obstetric Anesthesia. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72487-0_17
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