Approved Clinician Refresher Course - 18/07/2022

This is a one-day course for qualified clinicians (psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, occupational therapists and nurses) needing to renew their Approved Clinician status.

As an online blended learning course it combines eLearning modules with interactive quizzes, case discussions, talks, small-group break-out sessions and legal updates to ensure delegates are fully equipped to continue working as Approved Clinicians.

The course covers:

• Roles and responsibilities of Approved Clinicians, including practical aspects of becoming AC approved
• Detention and liberty
• Returning to the community and Community Treatment Orders
• Appeals/hearing procedures
• The service user and carer experience, and advocates
• Legal updates
• Interface with the Criminal Justice System
• Mental Health law in specialist areas
• Medico-legal case discussion and clinical vignettes

The eLearning modules are sent in advance and must be completed by the afternoon of the day of the course. The live interactive sessions are delivered in the afternoon. The sessions are led by clinical and legal experts in mental health law. 

The Approved Clinician process

Please note that this course automatically covers Section 12(2) approval, so there is no need for doctors to attend a separate course for Section 12 renewal.

The course is just part of the Approved Clinician renewal process and the process varies according to your location – please see below:

• London – please email s12acadmin.cnwl@nhs.net
• South of England – please email office@winterhead.co.uk
• North of England – please email tewv.neap@nhs.net 
• Midlands and East of England – please email rdash.mha.approvals@nhs.net

If you are seeking Section 12 status for the first time, or to refresh your Section 12 status, please book onto one of our Section 12 courses.

If you are seeking Approved Clinician status for the first time, please book onto the Approved Clinician introductory course.

Course applicants from South London & Maudsley NHS Trust should contact maudsleylearning@slam.nhs.uk to book their place.

* Approved Clinician status under section 12ZA of the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA)