★ Skills for Care - Quality Assured Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training Provider (Government Recommended)
★ NHS - Approved Training Provider, Tier 2
★ NHS - Approved Training Provider, Train the Trainer, Tier 2
The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism -
Comply with the Health and Care Act 2022
Accredited Courses for All CQC-Registered Providers –
Book Now to Meet Legal Requirements
Why You Need This Training?
It’s the Government’s Preferred & Recommended Training Developed to meet the Health and Care Act requirements and endorsed nationally.
• Protect Your CQC Rating
• Demonstrate full compliance during inspections.
• Improve Staff Confidence & Patient Outcomes
• Equip your workforce to understand and meet the needs of autistic people and those with a learning disability.
• Transferable Across Employers Standardised package recognised nationwide.
From 1 July 2022, the Health and Care Act 2022 made it a legal requirement for all regulated CQC-registered health and social care providers to ensure staff receive The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism, appropriate to their role.
Failure to comply could risk your CQC rating, expose you to regulatory action, and compromise quality of care.
We deliver accredited, government-recommended training that meets this legal standard – ensuring you remain compliant and your staff are confident in providing the best possible care.
Named after Oliver McGowan, whose avoidable death highlighted the urgent need for better staff understanding of autism and learning disabilities. His story underpins the importance of this training in saving lives and improving care quality.
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What the Training Covers?
Delivered by approved trainers alongside experts with lived experience, our course covers: • Frequently co-occurring conditions (co-morbidities)
• Relevant laws: Mental Capacity Act 2005, Human Rights Act 1998, Autism Act 2009, Equality Act 2010, Accessible Information Standard
• Reasonable adjustments & hospital passports
• Professional culture, bias, and behaviour impact
• Accessible communication techniques
• “Ask Listen Do” – improving feedback & complaints handling
• STOMP & STAMP medication safety initiatives
• Learning from LeDeR reviews
• Correct use of DNACPR decisions
Who Should Attend?
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NHS Trusts
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Care Homes
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Domiciliary Care Agencies
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Supported Living Services
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Mental Health Providers
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Private Hospitals
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Community Health Teams
Tier 2 – Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism (Clinical Staff)
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For clinical staff who have direct contact with autistic people or people with a learning disability.
Train the Trainer – Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism (Accredited Facilitator Programme)
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For people who want to be an approved facilitator to deliver the whole day of the Tier 2 training.
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The co-trainers are experts with a lived experience of a learning disability and autistic people (two separate co-trainers).