Voiceability Dudley Adults Advocacy
Voiceability Dudley Adults Advocacy
Advocacy
Organiser:
Vanessa Biddulph
Telephone:
Helpline 0330 303 1660
Website:
Voiceability
Email:
helpline@voiceability.org
Advocacy is free, independent support to involve you in decisions about your health, care and wellbeing.
An advocate is an independent professional who is on your side. They can support you to have your say and know your rights. Advocates don’t work for the council, the NHS, or care providers. When you work with an advocate, they will keep things confidential. You don’t need to pay for an advocate.
What do advocates do?
An advocate will:
listen to what you think about what’s happening to you
help you say what you want and don’t want
help you understand information about your situation
explain your options
plan with you about what to do next
An advocate will not:
offer counselling or befriending
offer legal advice
make decisions for you
tell you what to do
If at any point you need support that your advocate cannot offer, they can help you find out if there is someone who can. You can ask to stop advocacy support at any time.
We offer advocacy support for people who are under the Mental Health Act (sectioned), people who need support with care and support assessments, reviews and safeguarding (Care Act). We also people who are deemed to lack mental capacity to make certain decisions if they have a disability that prevents this such as a learning disability or dementia etc (IMCA and DOLS). We can also support people to make complaints about the NHS.
Advocacy is free, independent support to involve you in decisions about your health, care and wellbeing.
An advocate is an independent professional who is on your side. They can support you to have your say and know your rights. Advocates don’t work for the council, the NHS, or care providers. When you work with an advocate, they will keep things confidential. You don’t need to pay for an advocate.
What do advocates do?
An advocate will:
listen to what you think about what’s happening to you
help you say what you want and don’t want
help you understand information about your situation
explain your options
plan with you about what to do next
An advocate will not:
offer counselling or befriending
offer legal advice
make decisions for you
tell you what to do
If at any point you need support that your advocate cannot offer, they can help you find out if there is someone who can. You can ask to stop advocacy support at any time.
We offer advocacy support for people who are under the Mental Health Act (sectioned), people who need support with care and support assessments, reviews and safeguarding (Care Act). We also people who are deemed to lack mental capacity to make certain decisions if they have a disability that prevents this such as a learning disability or dementia etc (IMCA and DOLS). We can also support people to make complaints about the NHS.
How to Find Us
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Group Information
Coverages:
All of Dudley Borough
Target Audiences:
Older People, Adults
Support Groups:
Mental health conditions, Autism, Dementia, Physical disability, Visual disability, Hearing disability, Communication disability, Learning disability
Notes
Notes:
We provide the following statutory advocacy services in Dudley for adults:
Relevant Person's Representative (RPR) - for clients deprived of their liberty under DOLS. When a DoLS authorisation is in place and there is no suitable RPR, an advocate can take on the role of RPR.
Professional referral only (DOLS office).
Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) - for clients detained under an order of the Mental Health Act, in hospital, or in the Community (Includes Community treatment Orders and Guardianship orders, forensic sections). Independent Mental Health Advocates (IMHAs) support people with issues relating to their care and treatment when they have been detained (sectioned) under the Mental Health Act. They also help people understand their rights under the Mental Health Act.
Referrals accepted from client, professionals or family.
Care Act Advocacy - Independent Care Act advocates support people to understand their rights under the Care Act and to be fully involved in decisions about any care and support they need. This includes local authority assessments, care reviews, care and support planning and safeguarding processes.
Referral from Social Worker only.
Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) - Independent Mental Capacity Advocates (IMCAs) support people who lack capacity to make decisions about their long term accommodation or serious medical treatment and who do not have any friends or family appropriate to consult.
Referral from MCA decision maker only/professional only.
NHS complaints advocacy - to support citizens of Dudley with the NHS Complaints process, covers all NHS services in Dudley. NHS complaints advocates support people to complain about the treatment or care that they or a friend or family member have received from an NHS service. This support is available at every stage of the complaints process.
Referrals accepted from client, professionals or family - open to all users of NHS.
For more details, or to make a referral: https://www.voiceability.org/support-and-help/services-by-location/dudley-2
Eligibility Notes:
Check on our website or with our helpline
Referral Notes:
To make a referral to the service please use the following:
Online referral: https://www.voiceability.org/make-a-referral
Tel 0300 303 1660
Organiser:
Vanessa Biddulph
Telephone:
Helpline 0330 303 1660
Website:
Voiceability
Email:
helpline@voiceability.org
Service Information
Categories:
Advocacy, Mental Health Support
Referral Required?
Eligibility Requirements?
Links for Information
Website:
Voiceability
Last updated 26th May 2026