Mental Health Advocacy at Broadmoor Hospital
15th November 2022
The Advocacy Project delivers free and confidential Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IHMA) services to resident patients at Broadmoor Hospital. One of four specialist psychiatric hospitals in the UK, the hospital provides assessment and care to patients suffering mental health conditions who require treatment within a high secure environment. Based inside hospital grounds, our advocates provide […]
Advocacy Awareness Week 2022: Upholding your human rights through advocacy
11th November 2022
This week is Advocacy Awareness Week 2022 (#AAW22) and to demonstrate how advocacy supports your rights, each day will shine a light on an element of the Human Rights Act. The week-long campaign, which is now in its fifth year, is coordinated by the National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi) and this year is supported […]
How Independent Health Complaints Advocacy can help get your voice heard
6th October 2022
Independent Health Complaints Advocacy (IHCA) is a free service that helps improve the NHS for everyone by supporting people to speak up if they’ve had an experience with an NHS service that didn’t go well. If you’ve had a difficult experience with any NHS service – such as hospitals, GPs and pharmacists, dentists, opticians or […]
Speak Up Radio: a chance to create, listen and learn
6th June 2022
A session from our Speak Up Radio Roadshow On 31 May 2022, we celebrated the end of our year-long Speak Up Radio project. Speak Up Radio broadcast as a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week online radio station for people with mental health support needs or learning disabilities in Westminster and Kensington & Chelsea. Speak Up Radio has now […]
An open letter from the advocacy sector
20th May 2022
We stand together with advocacy, information & advice charities in calling on the Prime Minister and our government to protect the Human Rights Act On 18 May 2022 we came together with over 40 advocacy, information and advice charities to send an open letter to the Prime Minister, raising concerns about the proposed scrapping of […]
Evaluating the quality of our services
5th May 2022
When working with an advocate, it’s important people can be assured the service they’re receiving is of a high standard. Advocates play a crucial role in helping people make important decisions about their lives, sharing key information and supporting people to articulate their needs. This means the role comes with a lot of responsibility – […]
New Lecture Series: Building Better Health Equality
19th January 2022
We’re excited to be launching a new lecture series on better health equality in collaboration with Councillor Ketan Sheth, Chair of the Brent Community and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee. Ketan is a lawyer by profession and has recently been reappointed as Lead Governor of the Central and North West London NHS Trust. He believes passionately that […]
Safeguarding Adults Week 2021: resources and information
18th November 2021
Safeguarding Adults Week is being held from 15 – 21 November. It’s a time for organisations like ours to come together and raise awareness of safeguarding issues, and to discuss the things we can do to help protect people who are less able to protect themselves. Safeguarding is a fundamental part of the work […]
“Safeguarding is everybody’s business”: Q&A with Sabrina Solomon
17th November 2021
This week is adult safeguarding week – an opportunity for us all to raise awareness of the importance of safeguarding, and build understanding of how safeguarding issues affect all of us. The theme for the week is ‘building safer cultures’. That means reflecting on what our organisations can do to make sure safeguarding best practices […]
Judith Davey named one of IEra’s ten most inspiring CEOs of 2021
19th October 2021
We’re delighted to share the news that our CEO Judith Davey has received a Certificate of Honour from Industry Era Magazine (IEra) as one of their ten most inspiring female CEOs for 2021. With Judith at the helm, The Advocacy Project has gone from strength to strength over the past five years. The award from […]