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Information about advocates and asking someone to speak up for you.
If you find it difficult to understand your care and support, or have difficulty communicating your views, you can ask someone to speak on your behalf. This person is called an advocate.
An advocate can attend meetings with you and support you during assessments and care planning. They represent your interests, and can help you to:
Advocates can help you get your views or wishes across about things that are important to you. This could be about the care or medical treatment you receive, or your finances.
An advocate could be a friend or family member that you trust to speak up for you at meetings.
A paid carer cannot act as an advocate for you.
We can help provide an advocate for you if you do not have a friend or relative to support you.
It's sometimes a good idea to use a professional advocate, because they:
There are a number of advocacy services locally and nationally.
Advocacy for All work with older people, disabled people and people with mental health conditions in Sutton. They make sure they're listened to when they are making decisions for now and in the future.
Learn more on the Advocacy for All website
Age UK Sutton offers an advocacy service for older people in the Sutton area.
Learn more on the Age UK Sutton website
Make a professional referral on the Age UK website
VoiceAbility Sutton self-advocacy group meets each week at Sutton Centre for Independent Living and Learning.
Learn more on the VoiceAbility website
Refugee and Migrant Network Sutton (RMNS) provides advocacy support for:
Learn more on the RMNS website
The Advocacy Project offers advocacy for people with mental health challenges in hospital.
Learn more on the Advocacy Project website
Older People's Advocacy Alliance (OPAAL) promotes the importance of advocacy for older people. It provides a directory of older people's advocacy services in the London area.
You can also find advocacy support through national organisations, such as:
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