World Autism Month
11th April 2024
As part of World Autism Month, we wanted to highlight our Autism Care Navigation Service, currently delivered in the London borough of Brent. At The Advocacy Project, we help people speak up and make decisions about their health, wellbeing, and social care. As part of this, we work with neurodivergent individuals and other organisations to […]
Neurodiversity Celebration Week
22nd March 2024
This week was Neurodiversity Celebration Week (NCW), which was founded to help the world understand, value and celebrate the talents of neurodiverse minds. You can find out more about the week here as well as access a series of free online webinars which cover everything from the benefits of neurodiversity in the workplace, to neurodiversity […]
How The Advocacy Project is helping to close the care gap in cancer care
8th February 2024
Last Sunday was World Cancer Day, with the focus for 2024 on closing the care gap. You can find out more about the day here and watch their video which explains why closing the care gap is vital to improving health care for all. At The Advocacy Project, we help people speak up and make […]
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 […]