Hertfordshire

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POhWER has been working in Hertfordshire since 1996. 

Since April 2015, the Advocacy service is provided under the Hertshelp brand in partnership with a wide range of voluntary sector organizations; including Carers in Herts (CiH), Headway, Herts Independent Living service (HILS), Hertfordshire Society for the Blind (HSB) and Viewpoint.

Read the latest POhWER Hertfordshire newsletter to find out what POhWER has been up to recently in Hertfordshire.

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
• 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 15 (pdf)

Download POhWER Hertfordshire newsletter issue 14 (pdf)

Download POhWER Hertfordshire newsletter issue 13 (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’

Read how Caroline used the HertsHelp service
 

Caroline, 86, contacted HertsHelp after seeing an article in the Horizon magazine. She felt her house was always cold in the winter, but couldn’t afford to put her heating on for very long. Read how our HertsHelp advisor helped Caroline with her problems.

Read Caroline's story here Read more stories here

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