AMHP Maintaining Competence Programme

Specialist Continued Professional Development Programme

The Approved Mental Health Professionals (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 (MHA) 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 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.

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.

Cancellations

Cancellations need emailing to amhppartnership@cheshireeast.gov.uk