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Here you can find good news and project updates about The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism is an ongoing project for NHS England Workforce, Training and Education.
News
September 2023
05/09/2023
The easy read versions of the Oliver McGowan code of practice went live on 4 September 2023 live. The easy read consultation will be open for 6 weeks, closing on 16 October 2023, whilst the main consultation will close as planned on 19 September 2023.
August 2023
22/08/2023
Senior leaders from across health and care continue to voice their support for Oliver's Training. Recent support has come from Helen Ray, Chief Executive Officer at North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust and Chris Oliver, Chief Executive Officer at Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust. You can access the champion page or watch all of the champion videos on YouTube.
18/08/2023
On 7 August 2023, NHS England hosted a celebration event for colleagues and stakeholders across England. The event celebrated and recognised Oliver's Training rollout progress, focusing on the 'nothing about us, without us' co-production values and ensuring its future success. To catch up, visit the event webpage.
17/08/2023
South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board share how they are rolling out The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism in their area in a recent interview. To find out more, read Oliver's Training in South Yorkshire case study.
04/08/2023
A new procurement opportunity to support trainer training for The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism rollout across England is now live. To find out more, visit Contracts Finder or Find A Tender webpages.
June 2023
30/6/2023
NHS England has launched a new animation about The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism, aimed at helping staff and employers across health and social care to understand Oliver’s Training and why it is so vitally important.
May 2023
31/5/2023
Updates were made to The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism FAQs.
23/5/2023
NHS England are looking to engage potential suppliers who could support training delivery for the Oliver McGowan mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism and a Prior Information Notice (PIN) has been published.
Two market engagements events will take place on 7 June and 14 June to discuss the plans and consult with parties interested in potentially bidding to lead the design, development and delivery of an accreditation process for The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism. To find out more, visit gov.uk contract finder webpage.
22/5/2023
The research opportunity for the longitudinal evaluation of The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training is now being pre-advertised on the NIHR website - Policy Research Programme - An Evaluation of the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism. There will be a webinar to support the specification so prospective researchers can ask us any questions and we can talk them through the specification. This will be held on 19th June, run by NIHR and DHSC policy and analyst colleagues, and is open to any interested researchers.
5/5/2023
Meet the North West Tier 1 Trainers in recent interview piece.
March 2023
As part of Autism Acceptance Week 2023, we launched the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism champion videos. Senior leaders from across health and care voiced their support for Oliver's training. You can access the champion page or watch all of the champion videos on YouTube.
2022
Mark Radford writes an article for the Health Care Journal: 'Hope from tragedy: time to prioritise those with learning disability and autism.' Click here to read the article.
The Nursing Times release an article: 'Q&A: Everything you need to know about new Oliver McGowan training.' Click here to read the article.
At our trials celebration event we head from experts with lived experience who co-developed and co-delivered the elearning.
Blogs
Paula McGowan OBE speaks about her son Oliver and the first part of The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training going live. Read the blog by clicking here.
The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training in Learning Disability and Autism has positive impact on staff, study reveals. Read the blog by clicking here.
Social media
For further updates and to join in the online conversation, please use #OliversCampaign on Twitter.