Bath and North East Somerset

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In Bath and North East Somerset (BaNES), POhWER provides a range of statutory and non-statutory advocacy services.

In Bath and North East Somerset POhWER provides:

Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA)
Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) including Relevant Person’s Paid Representatives (RPPR)
Independent NHS Complaints Advocacy
Independent Care Act Advocacy
Independent Adult Social Care Complaints Advocacy
Community Mental Health Advocacy

For more information about these services please click on the leaflets at the bottom of the page.

How do I get support from an advocate?

To make a referral to the advocacy services in Bath and North East Somerset, you can download the forms below:

If you are not sure whether you can get an advocate, or for more information, advice and support in your area, you can contact us on 0300 456 2370 or email [email protected]

Local Resources

Cover of the Independent Mental Health Advocacy Leaflet - it has a blue background and a photo of a woman listening

Download BaNES Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) leaflet (pdf)

Cover of the Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy Leaflet - it has a yellow background and a photo of a woman speaking

Download BaNES Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) leaflet (pdf)

Cover of the Relevant Person’s Paid Representative Services leaflet – it has a yellow background and a photo of a man looking deep in thought

Download BaNES Relevant Person's Paid Representative Services leaflet (pdf)

Cover of the NHS Complaints Advocacy Leaflet – it has a dark green background and a photo of a man in a white shirt shaking hands with another person who is out of view

Download BaNES NHS Complaints Advocacy leaflet (pdf)

Cover of the Care Act Advocacy Leaflet – it has a light pink background and a photo of a man and a woman looking at a screen together

Download BaNES Care Act Advocacy leaflet (pdf)

Cover of the Independent Social Care Complaints Advocacy Service - it has a dark blue background and a photo of a women in a light blue blouse writing

Download BaNES Independent Social Care Complaints Advocacy leaflet (pdf)

Cover of the POhWER Volunteering leaflet – it has an orange background with a photo of a young woman standing closely behind a man who is in a wheelchair

Call us on 0300 456 2370(charged at your standard network rate)

Bath and North East Somerset

In Bath and North East Somerset POhWER provides:

How do I get support from an advocate?

Local Resources

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