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The Big Health Day 2017

POhWER is attending the Big Health day at Southend Leisure centre.
Shout About it 2017

Shout About it 2017 is on Thursday 12th October from 11am - 3pm, at the Forum and Conference Centre in Stevenage Town Centre. The event will be a multi agency event being attended by a wide range of health and social care providers, statutory and voluntary sector organisations.
Relevant Paid Person's Representative

Home Based - Birmingham Fixed Term contract - until March 2018 Salary £20,000.00 - £22,438.00 pro rata per annum + Benefits (dependent on experience) Closes on 29-06 - 2017
Carer's week 2017

Today POhWER Idependent Health Complaints Advocacy Service are at the Westminster and Kensington Carers Network Event.

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.
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.
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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Central and East of England

We provide services across nine county councils/local authorities of Central and East of England that help people who need to get their voices heard. Here you can find the latest information on what’s happening in your local area. If you cannot find your local area listed below, this maybe because we currently do not provide service in the local area. However, you can call our advisers on 0300 456 2370 to find out who can help you.
London

We provide services across London that help people who need to get their voices heard. Here you can find the latest information on what’s happening in your local area. If you cannot find your local area listed below, this maybe because we currently do not provide services in the local area. However, you can call our advisers on 0300 456 2370 to find out who can help you.
What we do

POhWER is a charity and membership organisation. We provide information, advice, support and advocacy to people who experience disability, vulnerability, distress and social exclusion.
Southern England

We provide services across eleven boroughs of Southern England that help people who need to get their voices heard. Here you can find the latest information on what’s happening in your local area. If you cannot find your local area listed below, this maybe because we currently do not provide service in the local area. However, you can call our advisers on 0300 456 2370 to find out who can help you.
West Midlands

We provide services across ten boroughs of West Midlands that help people who need to get their voices heard. Here you can find the latest information on what’s happening in your local area. If you cannot find your local area listed below, this maybe because we currently do not provide service in the local area. However, you can call our advisers on 0300 456 2370 to find out who can help you.
NHS Complaints Advocacy resources

POhWER NHS Complaints Advocacy Self Help Information for NHS Complaints Process. For those who wish to make a complaint about an NHS service they or one of their family or friends received we have a special NHS Complaints Advocacy Service self help pack.

Pohwer advocates took part in the St.Andrews Family and Carers Event

Pohwer advocates took part in the St.Andrews Family and Carers Event on June 3rd. Jamie Ford and Olive Phelan provided information and awareness about the advocacy service at St.Andrews to patients' family, friends and carers. Read more