• Referral & Information Administrator

    Referral & Information Administrator Office Based – Nottingham Contract Type: Fixed term until January 2020 (Maternity Cover) Role no.: 26 Part-Time – 14.8 hours, 2 days per week, working Thursday and Friday Salary: £7,400 pro rata per annum + Benefits (Full-time equivalent £18,500 per annum) Read more

Welcome to POhWER

We are a charity that provides information, advocacy and advice services across England, offering direct and local support via Professionals and Volunteers. Our independent, free services reach individuals struggling with particular challenges in their lives.

Advocacy means enabling your voice to be heard, speaking for you when you can’t and supporting you when you can. Advocacy is about supporting, enabling, and empowering you to express your views and concerns and access information and services where needed.

If you feel you need to talk to someone about how our services can help you where you live, please click on the 'Make a referral' button below, or call 0300 456 2370.

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POhWER now delivers the Independent Health Complaints Advocacy Service to 20 London boroughs. For more information about this service please click the 'Independent Health Complaints Advocacy' button below.


London Independent Health Complaints Advocacy Service

Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA)

An IMHA is an independent advocate who is specially trained to work within the framework of the Mental Health Act to support people to understand their rights under the Act and participate in decisions about their care and treatment. Read more about this service.

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Community Advocacy

Community Advocacy is for people who need support to deal with an issue they are facing and want help to speak up for themselves or be listened to. Read more about this service.

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Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA)

An Independent Mental Capacity Advocate (IMCA) can support someone who is not able to make certain decisions about their lives for themselves and has no suitable family or friends to speak for them. Read more about this service.

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Secure and Complex Advocacy Services

We provide face to face advocacy to people with a wide range of disabilities in a range of secure settings across the country including High, Medium and Low Secure units, Brain Injury, residential and CAMHS settings. Read more about this service.

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NHS Complaints Advocacy

NHS Complaints Advocacy can support anyone who is unhappy with the care or treatment they or someone they know has received from the NHS and is thinking about making a complaint. Read more about this service.

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Direct Payments

Our Direct Payment Support Services help people to understand the process for being assessed and awarded a direct payment and we provide information and practical support to help people to manage their direct payment. Read more about this service.

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Care Act Advocacy

Care Act advocates support people who need support to be involved in decisions their local council is making about their care and support but do not have family or friends to help them. Read more about this service.

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Information, Advice and Advocacy Support Centre (iAASC)

The Information, Advice & Advocacy Support Centre (iAASC) provides support to clients, professionals and other stakeholders. Our information, advice and advocacy support officers can provide help and support with many different areas such as referrals, signposting and general information & advice.

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Latest Events

  • Peer Advocacy Groups across Nottingham

    POhWER Nottingham are providing Peer Advocacy Groups across Nottingham. Read more

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    Location: Middle Street Resource Centre, 74 Middle St, Beeston, Nottingham, NG9 2AR

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  • Independent Health Complaints Advocacy drop in Haringey

    Independent Health Complaints Advocacy drop in held on the 4th Tuesday of every month Read more

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    Location: Ermine Road community Hub , 2 Ermine Road, London , N15 6DB

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  • Sandwell community drop-in service

    We hold a regular drop in service within Sandwell, a chance for people to come and speak with us informally to gain more information on how we might be able to support them with issues they are facing. Read more

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