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Legal requirements
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Autism and learning disability
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The Health and Care Act 2022 introduced a new legal requirement from 1 July 2022.
All service providers must make sure "each person working for the purpose of the regulated activities carried on by them receives training on learning disability and autism which is appropriate to the person’s role." This includes general practitioners and all their staff. The government is required to produce a code of practice concerning all aspects of such training. A draft Code of Practice was issued on 27th June 2023. The consultation on that draft ends on 19 September 2023. Tier two training involves e-learning and face-to-face learning. The e-learning package is available free from e-Learning for Healthcare. Approved face-to-face trainers will be listed here when they become available. |
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Learning resources.
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The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism (eLearning for Healthcare, 29th November 2022)
Oliver McGowan draft code of practice on statutory learning disability and autism training (Dept. Health & Social Care, 27th June 2023) Approved trainers (HEE, periodically updated) Further resources (HEE, June 2023) Staff training (CQC, April 2023) |
GMC requirements
Safeguarding children
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The GMC says (para 71, May 2018):
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"You must develop and maintain the knowledge and skills to protect children and young people at a level that is appropriate to your role.
Information about the level of child protection training that is needed for different roles, and how often doctors should receive that training, is provided in Safeguarding children and young people: roles and competences for health care staff." |
Practice staff (including empoyed GPs)
The BMA has a useful page listing possible "mandatory and statutrory training" employers must ensure their staff undergo, citing a variety of relevant legislation.
Of course GP principals are not employees, they are self-employed.
Mandatory considerations in general practice (CQC website)