Many thanks for that...I ask as the newer machines have thermal readouts and we need to either photocopy of manually record the results anyway and it just seems like double the work at times.

> Message date : Jun 17 2004, 10:53 PM
> From : "Antony ('Tom') Thomas" <[log in to unmask]>
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> Subject : Re: Lung Function testing
> From experience, written records of medical tests are satisfactory. There
> are no doubt many machines out there which aren't able to produce a print-
> off, so the results have to be recorded manually ...examples are some
> older Amplivox devices, and the hand-held Vitalograph spirometers.
>
> There are no legal requirements to produce a print-out of results so long
> as those results are recorded accurately and withing the framework of NMC
> guidelines. After all, the majority of our appointments involve written
> records of consultations.
>
> Additionally, there is evidence that thermal print-out paper tends to
> disintegrate, and the characters fade with time. Therefore it's sometimes
> essential to have a written record.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tom
>
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