Oliver McGowan Training

How to complete

The training is in 2 parts.

Part 1

Complete eLearning accessed via the Compliance and Competency section of your ESR homepage. This is called The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism Part 1. This must be completed first.

Part 2

This has 2 tiers. The tier you are required to complete is dependent upon your job
role and is stated within your ESR profile, also within the Compliance and Competency section. Please only book onto the tier shown on your ESR profile.

Tier 1 is an online live session delivered via MS Teams. If you require Tier 1, please register for one of the sessions. Please book a place in advance on the session you wish to attend using the registration links. This will generate an Outlook invite and you will be sent an MS Teams joining link prior to the session.

Please ensure to use full name, department and work email when registering. This is how the trainer will identify the staff apart of our Trust and how they will receive the link.

If you can’t find the email in your inbox, please check your spam or contact omtraining@autismbeds.org for assistance.

Course content

The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism is named after Oliver McGowan, whose story and death has shone a light on the need for health and social care staff to have better training in understanding, communicating with and treating people with a learning disability and autistic people.

This innovative training has been developed from the beginning with expertise from people with a learning disability and autistic people as well as their families and carers and its delivery has been led by NHS England, DHSC, Skills for Care and the Local Government Association. The training also aims to ensure the health and care workforce have the right skills and knowledge to provide safe,
compassionate and informed care to autistic people and people with a learning disability. The Oliver McGowan Training comes in two tiers and is designed so all staff working across all CQC registered services receive the right level of mandatory training.

Pre-course requirements

The “Bedfordshire Hospitals – Oliver McGowan – Pre-Learning” learning certification must be completed on ESR before joining any tier of training.

You must complete the e-learning on ESR before attending the session. Please be aware that the introductory videos are of Oliver’s mother describing the events that took place in a health care setting in the lead up to his death. These videos are very emotional, please ensure that you are in a safe space to complete the e-learning and you may find it easier and more comforting to complete it in a private space. If you would prefer not to watch the videos you can select to read the transcription.

Booking instructions

Please contact a member of the Training and Learning Team to book:

• Luton – trainingbookings@ldh.nhs.uk
• Bedford – educationcentrebookings@bedfordhospital.nhs.uk

Classroom dates

Please note, this is a full day which will run from 9.15am – 4.30pm.

Course content

The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism is named after Oliver McGowan, whose story and death has shone a light on the need for health and social care staff to have better training in understanding, communicating with and treating people with a learning disability and autistic people.

This innovative training has been developed from the beginning with expertise from people with a learning disability and autistic people as well as their families and carers and its delivery has been led by NHS England, DHSC, Skills for Care and the Local Government Association. The training also aims to ensure the health and care workforce have the right skills and knowledge to provide safe,
compassionate and informed care to autistic people and people with a learning disability. The Oliver McGowan Training comes in two tiers and is designed so all staff working across all CQC registered services receive the right level of mandatory training.

Pre-course requirements

The “Bedfordshire Hospitals – Oliver McGowan – Pre-Learning” learning certification must be completed on ESR before joining any tier of training.

You must complete the e-learning on ESR before attending the session. Please be aware that the introductory videos are of Oliver’s mother describing the events that took place in a health care setting in the lead up to his death. These videos are very emotional, please ensure that you are in a safe space to complete the e-learning and you may find it easier and more comforting to complete it in a private space. If you would prefer not to watch the videos you can select to read the transcription.

Booking instructions

Please contact a member of the Training and Learning Team to book:

• Luton – trainingbookings@ldh.nhs.uk
• Bedford – educationcentrebookings@bedfordhospital.nhs.uk

Classroom dates

Please note, this is a full day which will run from 9.15am – 4.30pm.