Working in Healthcare in Cambridgeshire or Peterborough and looking to undertake Oliver McGowan training?
is named after Oliver McGowan, whose death shone a light on the need for health and social carestaff to have better training. The Health and Care Act 2022 introduced a statutory requirement that CQC-registered providers must ensure their staff receive learning disability andautism training appropriate to their role.
The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training is the standardised training that was developed for this purpose and is the preferred and recommended training for health and social carestaff. Oliver’s Training also supports the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan ambition by upskilling the wider health and care workforce to provide appropriately adjusted care for peoplewith a learning disability and autistic people to reduce health inequality.
The LeDeR programme, funded by NHS England, started in 2017 and aims to improve healthcare for people with a learning disability and autistic people. Each year, Integrated Care Systems produce a report on autistic people or people with a learning disability who have died, to review areas of good practice and areas for improvement in healthcare.
Please note, these reports contain information and statistics that people may find upsetting to read.
Hospital passports, or Health and Care Passports are documents that is used by medical professionals, like doctors, nurses or ambulance staff, and summarises a person’s needs, likes and dislikes. This is filled in by the person it is about (or by the person’s responsible adult) and is kept with the person so it can be taken to any appointment.
There is not a standard Passport template. Depending on your location, you may find lots of different templates online. Here are a few types of these passports:
This is a template made by CUH for people with learning disabilities. If a person attends Addenbrookes Hospital or other CUH places, they may be familiar with this template.
This is a template made by NWAFT for people with learning disabilities, autism, or both. If a person attends a hospital in Peterborough, Hinchingbrooke or Stamford and Rutland, they may be familiar with this template. Guidance on using this passport can be found on their website.
This is a template made by the National Autistic Society. Guidance on using this Passport can be found on their website.
The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust deliver training for both clinical and non-clinical staff working in the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Integrated Care System.
This training is delivered by a trio of approved Oliver McGowan trainers, including an expert with lived experienced of learning disabilities and an expert with lived experienced of autism. Learners can attend either Tier 1 or Tier 2 training, depending on their job role.
To find out more about completing the Oliver McGowan training, follow the link to the CPFT Website or contact OMMT@cpft.nhs.uk
Tier 1 of the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism is for people who require general awareness of the support autistic people or people with a learning disability may need (generally those in non-patient facing roles).
Tier 2 of the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism is for people who may need to provide care and support for autistic people or people with a learning disability (i.e. those in a patient-facing role).
Caroline has over 30 years of experience in the health and social care field, including 22 years with the charity. Over the past 15 years, she has been a key leader within the organisation, developing and delivering numerous projects that support disabled and disadvantaged people, both in her local community of Peterborough and, more recently, on a national scale through her current role as Head of Development and Operations. An experienced trainer and practitioner in Person Centred Planning, Caroline is also a Lead Trainer for the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training, promoting inclusive and person-centred approaches across the sector.
Circles Network
With over 19 years of experience in creative and operational leadership across health and social care, Mark Briggs has built a strong reputation for driving positive change and leading teams through successful transformation. He has extensive skills in personal development, project planning, and resource management, including experience with PROACT-SCIPrUK (Positive Range of Options to Avoid Crisis and use Therapy – Strategies for Crisis Intervention and Prevention). Mark has also played a key role in developing and implementing the Oliver McGowan training programme in Cambridgeshire and Peterbough, contributing significantly to improving awareness and standards across a variety of health and social settings. Mark combines creative insight with a strategic approach to social engagement, ensuring collaboration, personal growth, and sustainable team success remain at the heart of his work.
The Edmund Trust
This interactive webinar session is part 2 of the tier 1 course and is aimed at those people who have already completed the e-learning module. It is essential that everyone has completed the tier 1 eLearning package prior to attending this session.
This course is designed for those who are not directly involved in the provision of care and support for individuals who have learning disabilities and autism, but have responsibilities that involve interactions with these individuals. This includes administrative, catering, housekeeping and maintenance teams.
This session provides an opportunity for delegates to ask questions, listen and talk to someone with a learning disability and an autistic person, who will share their own experiences.
All sessions are delivered via Microsoft Teams.
Attendance at this course will give staff the right knowledge and skills to ensure the people they support with a learning disability or autism have positive health and social care interactions. The Oliver McGowan training was developed for this purpose.
This 1-day tier 2 course consists of a half-day session on learning disability and a half day session on autism. It is essential that everyone has completed the tier 2 e-learning package prior to attending the tier 2 training and finished the pre reading.
This training is co-delivered with an expert with lived experienced of learning disabilities and an expert with lived experienced of autism.
This tier 2 course is mapped to the learning outcomes set out in “Right to be Heard” (DHSC, 2019) and Core Capabilities Frameworks for Supporting People with a Learning Disability and Core Capabilities Framework for Supporting Autistic People.
This training is delivered by approved Oliver McGowan trainers.
