Welcome to The Learning and Development Service

Final report of the Independent Review of the Mental Health Act 1983 (December 2018)

In order to obtain full compliance, you must complete and pass both Data Security Refresher and Cyber Security Refresher modules below.

This course must be accessed in Chrome

In order to obtain full compliance, you must complete and pass both Data Security Refresher and Cyber Security Refresher modules below.

This course must be accessed in Chrome

Today, understanding and responding to the needs of LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer +) people is no longer a case of good practice. It is an essential requirement for organisations providing services, whether in the private, public or voluntary sectors. New legal protections and changes in society mean that LGBTQ+ people are more visible in all walks of life and are more likely to expect treatment that is relevant and does not discriminate or exclude.

Evidence shows that older LGBTQ+ people have an increased likelihood of living alone and an increased need to be supported through older adult services. However, there are many reasons why older LGBTQ+ people are less likely to access the services they could benefit from.

Many of the challenges which face older LGBTQ+ people in later life are the same as for many older people. However, older LGBTQ+ people are also likely to face a range of other issues which make the experience of age and ageing more complex. Research has shown that many care organisations working with older people are often unaware of the issue’s older LGBTQ+ people face in later life and it is therefore important to raise awareness of these issues and to provide guidance on how these issues can be addressed.

Welcome to ‘Focus on Fraud Awareness’ - This eLearning module has been designed to help you recognise the signs of potential fraud and understand the steps that you need to take to ensure it is managed, investigated, and dealt with appropriately.  

The course will take about 45 minutes to complete.  We encourage all employees to undertake this module and hope you find it interesting and informative.

The purpose of this course is to provide all BCC employees with a broad and consistent understanding of fraud and how such crimes can be prevented.

On completion of the course, you should be better able to recognise potential fraud in your workplace and be aware of your responsibilities if you suspect it.    

Fraud is impacting on organisations in more diverse ways than ever before and is costing local authorities billions of £s every year. Beyond the substantial financial hit, however, the fallout from any fraud can be a damaged reputation with demoralised staff and mistrust in the minds of local residents and businesses. 

The course has 5 sections which respond to the following questions:

·       What do we mean by fraud?

·       Where are the key risks?

·       What’s different about corruption?   

·       What can Councils do to minimise the risks?

·       How can you spot a fraudster? 

Welcome to ‘Focus on Fraud Awareness’ - This eLearning module has been designed to help you recognise the signs of potential fraud and understand the steps that you need to take to ensure it is managed, investigated, and dealt with appropriately.  

The course will take about 45 minutes to complete.  We encourage all employees to undertake this module and hope you find it interesting and informative.

The purpose of this course is to provide all BCC employees with a broad and consistent understanding of fraud and how such crimes can be prevented.

On completion of the course, you should be better able to recognise potential fraud in your workplace and be aware of your responsibilities if you suspect it.    

Fraud is impacting on organisations in more diverse ways than ever before and is costing local authorities billions of £s every year. Beyond the substantial financial hit, however, the fallout from any fraud can be a damaged reputation with demoralised staff and mistrust in the minds of local residents and businesses. 

The course has 5 sections which respond to the following questions:

·       What do we mean by fraud?

·       Where are the key risks?

·       What’s different about corruption?   

·       What can Councils do to minimise the risks?

·       How can you spot a fraudster? 

The training will be piloted by commissioned supported exempt providers and non-commissioned providers signed up to the quality standards. If successful it is envisaged that the training will be rolled out to the wider the sector at a later stage as part of the achieving the Quality Standards with providers expected to pay for the training so that it becomes self-financing.  

AMHP Forums for BCC & BSMHFT AMHP attendance only.

This handbook has been co-produced by Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS

Foundation Trust, Inclusion Gloucestershire, Family Partnership Solutions CIC and

Gloucestershire County Council. It has been designed to accompany the elearning of the

Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism.

The workbook is an addition to the e-learning and can be used as a learning guide for continuing CPD.

LAC(86)15 issued by the Department of Health and Social Security (as was) in 1986:

“Approved social workers should have a wider role than reacting to requests for admission to hospital, making the necessary arrangements and ensuring compliance with the law. They should have the specialist knowledge and skills to make appropriate decisions in respect of both clients and their relatives and to gain the confidence of colleagues in the health services with whom they are required to collaborate. They must be familiar with the day-to-day working of an integrated mental health service and be able to assess what other services may be required and know how to mobilise them. They should have access to, consultation with and supervision from qualified and experienced senior officers. Their role is to prevent the necessity for compulsory admission to hospital as well as to make application where they decide this is appropriate.” 

It is suggested that this statement is as relevant today as it was in 1986