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 […]
The Advocacy Project takes forward Healthwatch Brent’s vision for the borough
29th March 2021
We’re delighted to announce The Advocacy Project has won the contract to deliver the Healthwatch Brent service from 1 April 2021. Why is Healthwatch important? Healthwatch Brent is one of 152 local Healthwatch organisations running across England since 2013. Its primary aim is to improve health and social care services for local […]
Highly commended at the Health Service Journal awards
19th March 2021
We’re delighted to announce our collaborative project – a Digital Recovery Platform for Severe Mental Illness – has been highly commended at the HSJ Awards. The Digital Recovery Platform for Severe Mental Illness is a fantastic example of the real change that’s possible through coproduction and collaboration. The idea was initiated by patients, who told […]
Real stories about real people
30th October 2020
In health and social care – particularly during the current pandemic – we’re often bombarded with statistics. It’s easy to become one step removed from the real experiences of real people. And when so many of those statistics are about people not getting the basics of what they need, we can become disheartened about the […]
Blog: advocacy during Covid: insights and injustices
22nd October 2020
Judith Davey, chief executive at The Advocacy Project, shares insights about advocacy and Covid-19. Whilst we might all have experienced the same storm during the pandemic, we certainly haven’t all been in the same boat. Those who are the most vulnerable, those who were locked in poverty and injustice before lockdown have often been hit […]
Advocates call out human rights breaches
20th October 2020
A new report published by advocacy organisations warns that disabled people and care home residents have seen their human rights breached during the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic. Our short video introduction explains how advocacy organisations across the UK, including The Advocacy Project, have worked in partnership to survey nearly 450 advocates who have […]
Our work with Bespoke Wellbeing wins award
2nd October 2020
We’re delighted to announce our work together with Bespoke Wellbeing has won an Occupational Health & Wellbeing Award 2020. There were many very high quality projects entered in the awards this year, so we’re thrilled our partnership with Bespoke Wellbeing has been recognised. Winner: Best musculoskeletal initiative We worked with physiotherapy supplier Bespoke Wellbeing […]
Reflecting on our impact
20th August 2020
We’re looking back at the impact we’ve had on people’s lives during the last 15 months. The quality of our work, and our focus on positive change, has made a real difference for the 5129 vulnerable people known to us and the 1760 people involved in our outreach work from April 2019 to June 2020. […]