AMHP Maintaining Competence Programme 

Specialist Continued Professional Development Programme

The Mental Health (AMHP) (England) Regulations 2008 requires all AMHPs to complete at least 18 hours of learning activity every year relevant to their AMHP work.

An annual refresher training programme is commissioned for AMHPs maintaining competence which aims to provide a range of complex topics and the interface with the Mental Health Act which will contribute to their continuing professional development (CPD).

There is a reduced rate for members of the local authorities in the Partnership.

Other professionals (managers, doctors and generic social workers, etc) are able to book onto the training at the non-member rate.

Cheshire AMHP Partnership CPD Programme 2025/2026

NOTE: The AMHP Partnership have taken the decision to offer a variation on the training programme options and will now be running a joint programme with some training running exclusively face to face.

Cheshire AMHP Partnership CPD Programme
Date Virtual MS Teams coursesSpeaker
16 October 2025 - bookings are now closed, but watch for his new course coming in 2026 Risk Assessment and MHA Michael Brown (Aka Mental Health Cop)
15 December 2025  Legal Update Neil Allen
14 January 2026 Social Supervisor Refresher David Cochrane 
11 February 2026 Dementia and the interface with the MHA and MCA Graham Stokes
26 March 2026 Risk Assessment and MHA Michael Brown 
29 April 2026 Neurodiversity (Autism and ADHD) Chris Wee - AM
29 April 2026 Neurodiversity (Autism and ADHD) Joe Johnson - PM
5 May 2026 Child and Adolescent mental health and the interface with the MHA Karen Needler and Gavin Rogers
14 July 2026 Antiracism in Micro-decisions  Hári Sewell
15 October 2026 Perinatal Mental Health Sarah Hull
10 December 2026 Legal Update Neil Allen
Cheshire AMHP Partnership CPD Programme 2020
Date and locationFace to face coursesSpeakerRoom
18 November 2025 Dementia and the interface with the MHA and MCA Graham Stokes Holiday Inn, Ellesmere Port
19 June 2026 Dual Diagnosis Harrie Harrison Holiday Inn, Ellesmere Port
11 September 2026 Legal Update Neil Allen Holiday Inn, Ellesmere Port
19 November 2026 Eating disorders Matthew Cahill Holiday Inn, Ellesmere Port

Generic Mental Health Training for those who are NOT AMHP trained

On the 8 October 2025 we had a virtual Non AMHP Course: Bird’s-Eye View of the MHA for non AMHPs . We may offer more courses for non AMHPs again in 2026.

Costs (vat exempt) and details of events

  • Partner rate - £80
  • Non-partner rate / external agency – £100 per person
  • Non-attendance will be charged where places are not cancelled at least 2 weeks before
  • Provides 6 hours towards AMHP 18 hour annual training requirement
  • Attendance will be registered when you are logged on for the duration of the course
  • Feedback forms will be sent electronically following the course
  • Certificate of attendance is embedded in the feedback form and available to be saved at the end of the completed feedback to be used as CPD evidence.

The form below will take 3 minutes to complete.

Book an AMHP training course

Cancellations 

Cancellations need emailing to amhppartnership@cheshireeast.gov.uk


Page last reviewed: 10 October 2025

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