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Written question asked by Steve Darling (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 9 June 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 11 June 2026. It was answered by Preet Kaur Gill (Labour) on Tuesday, 16 June 2026 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Brain: Injuries

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will extend Oliver McGowan training to include acquired brain injury.

Answer

The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism has been developed with a specific and defined focus on learning disability and autism, and there are no plans to extend its scope to other conditions. Oliver’s Training has been designed as the standardised package to support health and care services registered with the Care Quality Commission to meet the statutory training requirement in the Health and Care Act 2022.

Health and care services are responsible for ensuring that their staff receive appropriate training for their role. As such, there is a range of guidance and training available including on acquired brain injury. Organisations such as Headway, the brain injury association, offer specialist courses designed for neurorehabilitation staff, case managers, social workers, and general practitioners. NHS England also offers various online training modules, primarily through the NHS England e-learning for healthcare platform.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
8307
Session
2026-27
Subjects
Autism Injuries Learning disability Brain Training
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk