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 courses | Speaker |
|---|
| 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 location | Face to face courses | Speaker | Room |
|---|
| 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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