1946 – Concept of setting up of a professional body for medical records managers advocated via columns of ‘The Hospital’ journal and first meeting of interested parties took place in Manchester
1947 – Oxford conference on medical records – sponsored by Nuffield Bureau of Health and Sickness Records
1948 – AMRO constituted with Bernard Benjamin as Chairman and Else Royle as Secretary. The North East Metropolitan Branch (first of the regional branches) was formed.
1949 – Publication of first edition of AMRO journal ‘The Medical Record’. First AMRO examination held at Royal Free Hospital. Pioneering of classes in medical stenography by Miss Kitty Bailey at Royal Free Hospital
1950 – opening of full time training schools at Royal Free Hospital, London and Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle
Formation of Examination and Tuition Advisory Committee
1951 – ‘The Medical Record’ published on a monthly basis
1952 – First International Congress on Medical Records – London
1954 – First correspondence course available (via NALGO) for AMRO students
1955 – Introduction of Affiliate Membership of AMRO
1956 – Second International Congress on Medical Records – Washington USA
1957 – First AGM with associated Educational Conference and Exhibition – Brighton
1960 – Third International Congress on Medical Records – Edinburgh
1961 – Appointment of first AMRO National Education Officer – A.E.J. Turner
1963 – Fourth International Confress on Medical Records – Chicago USA
1964 – Two part examination structure introduced
1965 – First European Congress on Health Records – Hilversum
1966 – First European Congress on Medical Records – Drankenburgh
1968 – Fifth International Congress on Medical Records – Stockholm
Constitution of International Federation of Medical Record Organisations
1969 – First presentation of ‘Royle Mansell’ and ‘Turner Awards’
1970 – Second European Conference on Medical Records – The Hague
1972 – Introduction of new examination syllabus with three tier structure
Sixth International Conference on Health Records – Sydney
1973 – Silver Jubilee of association
First presentation of ‘Turnpenny Award’
1974 – Third European Congress of Medical Records – Brighton
1975 – Scottish Co-ordinating Committee established
1976 – Seventh International Congress on Medical Records – Toronto
AMRO becomes Association of Health Care Information & Medical Records Officers
1977 – First appointment of Technical Officer (Medical Records) – World Health Organisation Publication of ‘Medical Records’ – edited by Bernard Benjamin
1978 – Fourth European Congress on Health Records – Heidelberg
1980 – Eighth International Conference on Medical Records – The Hague. International Health Record Year
1982 – Fifth European Congress on Health Records – Brighton
1984 – Ninth International Conference on Health Records – Auckland
1986 – Sixth European Congress on Health Records – Malta
1988 – Tenth International Conference on Health Records – Dallas
1989 – Seventh European Congress on Health Records – Paris
1990 – First 3M Award for Professionalism – Miss Edith Shirley. Access to Health Records Act.
1991 – Second 3M Award for Professionalism – Mr. M. Muzanechia
1992 – Third 3M Award for Professionalism – Mr. L. Naidoo.
Eleventh International Conference on Health Records – Vancouver
1993 – Code of Ethics for members issued
1994 – The association undergoes a further name change and becomes IHRIM (UK)
IHRIM Headquarters established at Winwick Hospital, Warrington
Certificates of Technical Competence introduced
1995 – Eighth European Congress on Health Records – Maastricht
Royle Mansell Award reinstated
Audit Commission report on Health Records
1996 – Prof. Bernard Richards appointed as first President of the Institute
1997 – Clinical Coding Examination relaunched
Education Fund established
1998 – Golden Jubilee of Institute
9th European Congress on Health Records – Hull
New Certificate Examination syllabus introduced
New arrangements for Diploma Award implemented
Data Protection Act
1999 – First NCCQ Examination held. IHRIM Conference - Bournemouth
2000 - IHRIM Conference - Blackpool
2001 - IHRIM Conference - Dunblane
2002 - IHRIM Conference - Cardiff
2003 - IHRIM Conference - Harrogate
2004 - IHRIM Conference - Chester
2005 – IHRIM Cheshire & Mersey branch opened. IHRIM Conference - Peterborough
2006 - IHRIM Conference - Belfast
2007 - IHRIM Conference - Glasgow
2008 – IHRIM’S Diamond Jubilee. IHRIM Conference - IHRIM Conference - Warrington
2009 – Last IHRIM Conference – Bristol
2010 – IHRIM Office moved to Derbyshire branch
2014 – PRSB established & IHRIM invited to be a member of the PRSB advisory group
2016 – IHRIM participated in reviewing the Records Management Code of Practice for Health and Social Care
2017 – IHRIM founder member of Fed-IP
2018 – GDPR replaces Data Protection Act in Europe