Oxfordshire Advocacy Hub

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Oxfordshire Advocacy Hub Logo All advocacy services in Oxfordshire are delivered by the Oxfordshire Advocacy Hub. POhWER deliver a range of statutory and non-statutory advocacy services to the residents of Oxfordshire. We work in partnership with NYAS who deliver all children’s advocacy countywide.

The Oxfordshire Advocacy Hub delivers the following advocacy services:

Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) including Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) and Relevant Person’s Paid Representative Service (RPPR)
Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) including an IMHA Prisoners service supporting prisoners with issues around their mental health and associated care and treatment within HMP Bullingdon and HMP Huntercombe.
Independent Care Act Advocacy
NHS Complaints Advocacy
Community Advocacy

How do I get support from an advocate?

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

Referrals for Children's Advocacy can be made to NYAS online (for professionals) or by calling 0808 808 1001 (for Children and Young people).

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 200 0082 or email [email protected]

Would you like to be a Volunteer Community Advocate in Oxfordshire?

We are looking to recruit volunteers who share our core values and want to support vulnerable adults across Oxfordshire to be heard. Our community advocacy service is provided by volunteers who give their time to support their community. Find out more about volunteering with POhWER Oxfordshire.

Local Resources

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

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

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

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

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

Download Oxfordshire Relevant Persons Paid Representative Service (RPPR) leaflet (pdf)

Cover of the Oxfordshire Advocacy Hub Independent Support for People under a DoLS Authorisation and Their Representatives leaflet – it has a yellow background and a photo of a smiling elderly man with a large beard

Download Oxfordshire Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) leaflet (pdf)

Cover of the Oxfordshire Advocacy Hub 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 Oxfordshire NHS Complaints Advocacy Service leaflet (pdf)

Cover of the Oxfordshire Advocacy Hub 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 Oxfordshire Care Act Advocacy leaflet (pdf)

Cover of the Oxfordshire Advocacy Hub Community Advocacy Leaflet – it has a dark blue background and a photo of a middle-aged man with a beard talking to someone else who is out of view

Download Oxfordshire Community Advocacy leaflet (pdf)

Visit our Empohwer Oxfordshire Facebook page for local information & resources