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Brain: Injuries

Asked by Steve DarlingLiberal DemocratDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 16 June 2026UIN 8307

The question

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

Answered by Preet Kaur Gill

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.

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