3.7.02 QM manual - document control

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Aim and purpose

The hospital's procedural instructions and work instructions must be continuously maintained. Standardized formats must be defined for the creation and management of documents. The documents must be checked for compatibility with existing rules before they come into force. It must be ensured that all QM manuals issued participate in the amendment service.

When managing in a content management system (CMS), the following must be ensured - * Proof of validity

Findability
Retention periods
Archiving and protection against loss and tampering
Legibility, dating, revision data, identifiability
Approval status
Control of approval, issue, distribution, revision, collection of the previous version
Release, availability
The documents should be understood and acceptable
Procedure for the revision
Removal of obsolete documents

The manual is preceded by an explanation of the scope of application and the exemption provisions