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Trainees are usually connected and disconnected directly on GMC Connect (and trainees always use the trainee version of this channel to connect/disconnect themselves). HEE administrators must connect/disconnect trainees one by one - there is no bulk functionality on GMC Connect, although GMC request an annual spreadsheet of trainees to 'refresh' the connections (annual reconciliation) - this was supposed to have been superseded by new Intrepid functionality (see note Intrepid functionality below).
User needs |
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| Functionality in TIS to enable connection or disconnection of individual trainees from the designated body** |
| Functionality in TIS to enable bulk connection or disconnection if trainees |
| Functionality to flag up where trainees have resigned from a programme and the date of their last day |
| functionality to flag up where trainees are beyond their Curriculum Completion Date and |
| Functionality to flag up discrepancies between the GMC Connect list and HEE's database of who should be connected to the local team |
| ** As we develop the new core this could be functionality to transfer trainees between designated bodies in a single step i.e. not expect one local team to disconnect and another team to connect separately. Will need to be built with appropriate approval workflow based on agreed policy and business rules |
Functionality in GMC Connect
Add a doctor
Available from the All doctors screen
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Intrepid has a bulk update facility. It identifies doctors to add based on comparison of the GMC connect list with Intrepid records and allows you to tick multiple doctors to connect and then click submit for batch connection of these. The same is true for bulk disconnections. It is reported that this functionality is a bit temperamental and therefore not trusted/used.
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