HMP Haverigg

• DL15 8QX, 15 miles from this service
• Tag: Advocacy

County Durham Advocacy Service provides independent individual advocacy support and representation to service users. This involves ascertaining service users' wishes, feelings, beliefs, and values both verbally (for example during care review meetings or other care and support meetings) and in writing (for example writing letters on behalf of service users). This service is free to access and independent of other services.

• DL15 8QX, 15 miles from this service
• Tag: Advocacy

County Durham Advocacy Service for adults in county Durham providing the following: Community Advocacy Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) Independent Mental Health Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) Independent Care Act Advocacy (ICAA) Relevant person's Representative Service (RPR)

• DL15 8QX, 15 miles from this service
• Tag: Advocacy

County Durham Advocacy Service provides independent individual advocacy support for people facing certain decisions in their life where they are deemed to lack capacity to make certain decisions and have no one appropriate to consult with around these decisions. This involves ascertaining service users' wishes, feelings, beliefs, and values both verbally (for example, facing decision regarding serious medical treatment, change of accommodation decisions, during care review meetings or Adult Safeguarding) We will be independent of the person making the decision, provide support for the person who lacks capacity, representing the person within meetings and within a report in the person’s best interest, question and challenge any relevant decision that appears not to be in that person’s best interest. This service is free to access and independent of other services.

• DL15 8QX, 15 miles from this service
• Tag: Advocacy

Durham CC LD project will refer service users to us whose placements/ care and support they are reviewing as part of their project work whom they feel will benefit from advocacy support throughout such

• DL15 8QX, 15 miles from this service
• Tag: Advocacy

County Durham Advocacy Service provides independent individual advocacy support for people facing certain decisions in their life where they are deemed to lack capacity to make certain decisions and have no one appropriate to consult with around these decisions. This involves ascertaining service users' wishes, feelings, beliefs, and values both verbally (for example, facing decision regarding serious medical treatment, change of accommodation decisions, during care review meetings or Adult Safeguarding) We will be independent of the person making the decision, provide support for the person who lacks capacity, representing the person within meetings and within a report in the person’s best interest, question and challenge any relevant decision that appears not to be in that person’s best interest. This service is free to access and independent of other services.

• DL15 8QX, 15 miles from this service
• Tag: Advocacy

County Durham Advocacy Service provides independent individual advocacy support and representation to service users. This involves ascertaining service users' wishes, feelings, beliefs, and values both verbally (for example during care review meetings or other care and support meetings) and in writing (for example writing letters on behalf of service users). County Durham Advocacy Service has also been commissioned to provide IMHA (Independent Mental Health Advocacy) for anyone one who lives in County Durham, is detained and the Mental Health Act 1983 and has the right to an advocate. This involves making sure those detained are aware of their rights, supporting them in getting their views across to their care team, attending Ward Rounds and Tribunals and helping them access their medical notes. This service is free to access and independent of other services.

• DL15 8QX, 15 miles from this service
• Tag: Advocacy

County Durham Advocacy Service provides independent individual advocacy support and representation to service users. This involves ascertaining service users' wishes, feelings, beliefs, and values both verbally (for example during care review meetings or other care and support meetings) and in writing (for example writing letters on behalf of service users) Specialist Mental Health advocacy provides advocacy to adults with a registered GP in County Durham and/or using mental health and/or social care services in County Durham who feel disadvantaged as a result of their mental health difficulties. The advocacy deals directly with issues relating to mental health treatment and care and cannot include such areas as benefits and financial matters. This service is free to access and independent of other services.

• S35 1TP, 81 miles from this service
• Tag: Housing

Supporting people in their own homes with Mental Health Illness. People must have an Individual Service Fund (ISF) or Self Directed Support (SDS) package in place. We promote recovery and independence.

• S70 2EG, 87 miles from this service
• Tag: Advocacy

The Independent Care Act Advocacy Service is for people who have substantial difficulty in representing themselves through the Local Authority’s care and support processes. If they have no-one who is appropriate to support and represent them, an advocate from our team will empower them to be as involved as possible. The service aim is for people’s wishes, feelings and needs to be at the heart of the assessment, care planning and review processes; and to maximise their understanding and involvement in any Safeguarding Enquiry or Safeguarding Adult Review. The service is free to access and is independent from all other services.