POhWER Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA)
by POhWER Advocacy
About our activities / service
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The Custard Factory, Gibb St, Deritend, Birmingham
Birmingham
B9 4AA - 0300 456 2370
- pohwer@pohwer.net
- https://www.pohwer.net/
| Accessibility details | Fully accessible |
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| Opening hours | 8am to 6pm |
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An Independent Mental Health Advocate (IMHA) provides a confidential service for patients subject to the Mental Health Act 1983, either in hospital or in the community, helping them to understand and exercise their rights and to be involved in decisions about their care and treatment.
| Staff qualifications | Staff qualified to deliver the services of POhWER. |
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| Genders | All |
| Age focus |
18 year olds, 19-25 year olds, 26-65 year olds, 65+ year olds
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About the organisation
POhWER has worked in Sandwell since 2006. Last year we provided advocacy support to 277 Sandwell residents. Our services include: NHS Complaints Advocacy for people who wish to make a complaint about treatment provided under the NHS Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA), including Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) and Relevant Person's Paid Representative (RPPR) service is a statutory advocacy service to support vulnerable people who lack capacity and need to make important decisions but have no representatives as defined under the Mental Capacity Act 2005. Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA). Anyone who is detained in a secure Mental Health setting in Sandwell is entitled to access support from an IMHA. This contract also provides an issue based advocacy service for informal inpatients of Sandwell (Hallam St) Hospital via drop ins. Community Advocacy for any person in Sandwell receiving a care/welfare services who has age-related needs, disabilities or prescribed physical or mental health conditions. Care Act Advocacy whereby Local Authority social care teams (and designated organisations) can make a referral to our service for you using the referral form. Volunteering in Sandwell. If you would like to apply all you need to do is fill in the online at pohwer.net and a member of our volunteer team will contact you to talk to you in more detail about local volunteer opportunities in your area.
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Please email us at earlyhelp@scvo.info, including what your concern is and what service or activity this relates to.