We have new services in Sandwell, Wolverhampton and Walsall

As of the 1^st April 2016, we have been providing Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) in Sandwell, Wolverhampton and Walsall. For more information about the role of an IMCA and the service please click the following link: Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) service

We have also been providing the Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) in Sandwell, Wolverhampton and Walsall. For more information about the IMHA service please click the following link: Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) service

In Walsall we have also been providing the NHS Complaints Advocacy service, further information can be found on the following link: NHS Complaints Advocacy service

We continue to provide the Community Advocacy, Care Act Advocacy and NHS Complaints Advocacy in Sandwell.

Latest

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.

Carer's week 2017

Today POhWER Idependent Health Complaints Advocacy Service are at the Westminster and Kensington Carers Network Event.
Carers Week 2017

POhWER’s Pan London Independent Health Complaints Advocacy Service are supporting and presenting in this weeks Carers Week at events around London.
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.
Experience Reality Panel

Are you disabled and living in London? Would you be interested in taking part in focus groups with Goss Consultancy Ltd to discuss the accessibility of venues in the arts and cultural sector? Goss Consultancy Ltd are looking for people to visit venues and to take part in a group discussion.
POhWER continues to support local people in Bedfordshire

POhWER is delighted to announce that we have secured a new contract to deliver advocacy in Bedfordshire for at least a further three years. Our new Community Navigator will help us to deliver a truly local service, offering information and advice to vulnerable adults, as well as signposting people onwards to other providers.
New Secure Service Advocacy Contract – Mersey Care

We are pleased to announce that POhWER has recently been awarded the contract to provide Independent Patient Advocacy Services and Independent Mental Health Advocacy for patients who are currently in secure and specialist settings.
Would you like to help shape the future of advocacy in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire?

Recruitment for the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Stakeholder Reference Group is now underway.
The Hackney Big Do 2016

The annual Hackney Big Do took place on 26th October and was attended by service users who access learning disability services in the Hackney area.
IAASC welcomes Sen (Special education needs) volunteer

The POhWER IAASC team based in Birmingham are currently working in partnership with Calthorpe Vocational centre, they are a full time day provision centre that provides individualised learning experiences that develop key employability and supported living skills for students with moderate/severe and ASD needs.
Thank you to Korn Damrongwisetpanit for raising money for POhWER

We are proud to announce that one of our Birmingham volunteers Korn Damrongwisetpanit successfully completed a 192 mile walk in 14 days for POhWER and has raised £390!

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