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Advocacy Adults

Statutory and specialist advocacy services for Adults

We support adults locally.

Ensuring that their rights and needs are understood and respected in decisions that affect their lives.

We provide a range of statutory and specialist advocacy services to ensure that people’s voices are heard, rights are upheld and they are fully involved in decisions that affect their lives.

All advocates are independent, they are not employed by the NHS, local authorities or any care provider – they work solely in the best interests of the person they are supporting.​

We have built strong relationships with partner organisations across Blackpool, increasing awareness of advocacy and telling stories of the powerful impact that advocacy can have.

We love to share best practice and influence conversations across the country within the National Leaders in Advocacy Network, spreading impact and taking the voices of our people with us.

Welcome to Blackpool Advocacy Hub

We provide a range of statutory and specialist advocacy services to ensure that people’s voices are heard, rights are upheld and they are fully involved in decisions that affect their lives. All advocates are independent, they are not employed by the NHS, local authorities or any care provider – they work solely in the best interests of the person they are supporting.
Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA)
The IMCA service is a safeguard created by the Mental Capacity Act 2005 for people aged 16 and over who have been assessed as lacking capacity to make a specific decision at the time it needs to be made
Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA)
The IMHA service is a statutory right under the Mental Health Act 1983 (as amended 2007) for people who are detained (‘sectioned’), on a Community Treatment Order, under guardianship, or voluntary patients being considered for ECT.
Care Act Advocacy
Under the Care Act 2014, advocacy must be provided to adults, carers, and young people moving into adult services who have substantial difficulty in being involved in care and support processes, and who have no one appropriate to support them.
NHS Health Complaints Advocacy

Our Health Complaints Advocacy service is free, independent, and confidential, supporting anyone wishing to make a formal complaint about NHS care or treatment, including hospitals, GPs, dentists, opticians, pharmacies, community health, ambulance and mental health services.

Health Complaints Pack
Paid Relevant Person’s Representative (RPR)
Under the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS), anyone deprived of their liberty in a care home or hospital must have an RPR to represent and protect their rights.
Children and Young Persons Advocacy
It is a statutory right for children and young people who are involved with Children’s Social Care to have an Independent Children and Young Person’s Advocate.

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Refer Someone to Blackpool Advocacy Hub

If you would like to refer someone to Blackpool Advocacy Hub, you can:

  • Download and complete our referral form
  • Call us to discuss the referral
  • Email us with your enquiry or referral details

Our team is here to help and will guide you through the referral process.

Downloadable Adults Referral Form

The Advocacy Hub stories...

At Empowerment, we recognise that every journey is unique, and we’re proud to support individuals in achieving their personal goals. We celebrate each step forward, no matter how big or small.

Charlie's story

When we met Charlie, it was clear that he was finding life challenging. With limited income, he often went hungry and didn’t have basic essentials such as warm clothing or household items.
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