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• What data is classed as Reference data?
  • A list of nationally agreed values, e.g. ODS list for Sites
  • Normally would form part of exchanges between other systems, e.g. ESR, Oriel etc.
  • Managed by Data leads
• Who can manage this data?
  • Data Leads
• When can changes be made to them?
  • We'll need to rationalise the business process to manage reference data (e.g. changes/additions/inactivations) - James Harris, Ashley Ransoo
• What is Reference data supposed to be aligned with in some cases? e.g. other exchanging systems like Oriel, ESR, GMC, NHSD National Workforce Datasets
  • This will form part of the Data Dictionary work, as it can vary - James Harris, Ashley Ransoo
•  The rationale behind why Curriculum, Specialty are considered reference in the business world
  • Curriculum and specialty are national which are dictated by a combination of the GMC and the royal colleges. They are maintained by me at the moment but really it's the data leads but they follow a strict national standard. Those two then fit most nicely in reference as they operate as reference tables
  • A programme is a local instance of the training of a curriculum. The office applies to the GMC for approval to train a curriculum and have to show sign off by the college of that curriculum. When that's approved, the GMC give a number which is the programme number or GMC approval code. That code is then applied to sites which are approved to train that curriculum. This is where the association of the post to the programme number comes into play. It's actually the approval of the programme to the site via the post. Therefore Programme doesn't classify as Reference, given its local aspect. 

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