Dementia Advocacy for Stoke-on-Trent

Service

Dementia Advocacy is part of our Community Advocacy service and supports people with dementia and memory impairment to communicate, uphold their rights and fully participate in decisions affecting their lives.

To be eligible for this service you must be:

50+
A resident of Stoke-on-Trent
Either have a diagnosis of dementia, be seeking a diagnosis or have a memory impairment.

Self-referrals for Dementia Advocacy can be made along with referrals from family and Health and Social Care professionals.

Our other advocacy services

Independent Visitors (IVs) are volunteers who offer confidential support to a young person, separate from social services. We carefully match each young person with the right volunteer based on shared interests.

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Our children’s advocacy service is there to ensure looked after children and young people in Stoke-on-Trent are supported in advocating their wishes and feelings in decisions which affect them.

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Care homes or hospitals must request a Deprivation of Liberty Safeguard (DoLS) if they may be depriving someone of liberty. The RPR service offers independent representation for those under DoLS.

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BME Advocacy is available for anyone in Stoke-on-Trent, aged 18 years or over from a BME community with a disability and/or mental health need. Advocates will support people to articulate their concerns and navigate the NHS system.

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The role of the Parental Advocate is to empower and support parents to fully engage in the Children’s Social Care statutory processes.

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Living in Stoke-on-Trent or Staffordshire and need help with an NHS complaint? This free, confidential service assists in raising concerns and improving NHS services through explanations, apologies, or care improvements.

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The Care Act 2014 mandates local authorities to offer independent advocacy for individuals struggling with care decisions, ensuring their involvement when no suitable support is available.

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An IMHA supports people with issues relating to their mental health care and treatment. They also help people understand their rights under the Mental Health Act (MHA).

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Asist provides IMCA services in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent, supporting individuals without capacity who lack suitable family or friends to consult on best interest decisions.

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For Advocacy Partners who are deaf or deaf/blind, Asist can refer to the Royal Association for Deaf People (RAD) to engage advocacy support for:

NHS Complaints
Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA)
Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA)
Relevant Person Representative (RPR)
Care Act Advocacy

For further information, please follow the link below to RAD’s website.

Advocacy Services | Royal Association for Deaf people

Asist also has a website with information about advocacy, self-advocacy and people’s rights which supports people to advocate for themselves and for others. Please follow the link below for further information.

Home | The Advocacy Hub

Asist offers information about its services in different languages. Please follow the link below for further information.

Languages | The Advocacy Hub

GET IN TOUCH

We’re here to listen and support you. If you have any questions, need assistance, or would like to learn more about our advocacy efforts, please reach out to us using the form below. Your voice matters, and we’re committed to making a difference together.

0300 800 1000

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