Hertfordshire

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POhWER was founded in Hertfordshire in 1996. 

We deliver services in the county as part of the Hertshelp service, in partnership with a wide range of voluntary sector organisations; including:

• Carers in Herts (CiH),
• Headway Hertfordshire,
• Herts Independent Living service (HILS),
• Herts Vision Loss
• Watford Mencap
• St Albans Mencap
• Hertsmere Mencap

Read the latest POhWER Hertfordshire newsletter to find out what we have been doing in Hertfordshire. Read the 'Improving health of people with learning disabilities' November 2019 newsletter in easyread by Hertfordshire County Council here

We offer the following services in Hertfordshire:

• HertsHelp Advice & Information
• Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA), including Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) and Relevant Person's Paid Representative Services (RPPR).
• Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA)
• Community Advocacy
• Health and Social Care Advocacy Service
• Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service
• NHS Complaints Advocacy
• Brokerage Support Service
• Secure Services Advocacy
• Partner for the Hospital & Community Navigation Service

How do I get support from an advocate?

To make a referral to the advocacy services in Hertfordshire, you can download the forms below:

• HertsHelp Advocacy referral form
• HertsHelp NHS Complaints Advocacy referral form
• HertsHelp Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) referral form
• HertsHelp Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) referral form
• HertsHelp Advocacy for Parents Professional referral form
• HertsHelp Brokerage Service referral form

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 123 4044 or email [email protected].

With the introduction of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), POhWER has reviewed the way we use and store personal information. For more information please check out our privacy policy.

Local Leaflets

HertsHelp Leaflet (pdf)

HertsHelp EasyRead Leaflet (pdf)

Hertswise Leaflet (pdf)

Download POhWER Hertfordshire newsletter issue 18 (pdf)

Download POhWER Hertfordshire IMHA Leaflet (pdf)

Download POhWER Hertfordshire IMCA Leaflet (pdf)

Download POhWER Hertfordshire NHS Complaints Advocacy Leaflet (pdf)

Download POhWER Hertfordshire Health and Social Care Advocacy Leaflet (pdf)

Download POhWER Hertfordshire Brokerage Advocacy Leaflet (pdf)

HertsHelp Volunteer Poster

Other useful information

Learning disabilities - help with your health

There has been a website developed for people with learning disability (and carers) to access to help with their health. www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/LDmyhealth

The website currently includes:

• Easy-read Leaflets regarding Learning Disability Nursing Services and what they can do to help you
• Information regarding Annual Health Checks
• Information regarding Purple Folders
• List of Purple Star Services in Hertfordshire. (The Purple Star a quality kite mark and is offered to all health providers who are willing to review their service, to undertake training and improvements to provide a reasonably adjusted, equitable service for people with a Learning Disability).
• A section on ‘How to Stay Healthy’

POhWER Local Group explain what POhWER means to them:

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