Advocacy

Independent Advocates

If you find it difficult to share your opinions and views, an independent advocate could help you

If you find it difficult to share your opinions and views, an independent advocate could help you

Independent advocates can:

  • Help you to understand information about your care and support

Independent advocates can:

  • Help you to understand information about your care and support
  • help you to share your own opinions about your care and support

 

  • help you to share your own opinions about your care and support

 

  • support you to understand important documents and forms
  • support you to understand important documents and forms
  • support you in meetings about your care
  • support you in meetings about your care

Independent advocates support you to give your own opinions and views.

independent advocates can not share their own opinions or anyone else's opinions.

Independent advocates support you to give your own opinions and views.

independent advocates can not share their own opinions or anyone else's opinions.

You can be supported to find an independent advocate by someone such as:

  • Doctor
  • Social Worker
  • Care Worker
  • Family Member

 

You can be supported to find an independent advocate by someone such as:

  • Doctor
  • Social Worker
  • Care Worker
  • Family Member

 

East Sussex County Council pays a company called POhWER to provide independent advocacy to people in East Sussex.

POhWER are separate to East Sussex County Council and provide support that is independent.

If you would like free independent advocacy support, please contact POhWER:

POhWER Advocacy Service:

Phone: 0300 456 2370

Email: pohwer@pohwer.net

Website: www.pohwer.net

East Sussex County Council pays a company called POhWER to provide independent advocacy to people in East Sussex.

POhWER are separate to East Sussex County Council and provide support that is independent.

If you would like free independent advocacy support, please contact POhWER:

POhWER Advocacy Service:

Phone: 0300 456 2370

Email: pohwer@pohwer.net

Website: www.pohwer.net