Supporting and Promoting Independent Advocacy in Gateshead

"Advocacy is when a person or a group of people speak up for themselves or others. It is about supporting and sometimes representing people's needs, opinions and choices."

What's new?

Gateshead Personalisation Bulletin - October 2009 edition

Direct payments: More restrictions in health than social care - Community Care, 26 October 2009, relating to new consultation on proposed regulation and guidance for direct payments for healthcare

Mental health plans must go further on personalisation, urge directors Community Care article

Newcastle Interpreting Service

Download information (pdf) about this free service for people seeing their doctor, health or social worker

Personalisation in Gateshead

Interview with Penny Gray, Personalisation Programme Manager for Gateshead Council

Timetable for getting people with learning disabilities into paid employment published

Three year delivery plan announced. Details at Appendix 3 of this pdf document (583KB)

GAIN secures three-year funding

GAIN secures funding to carry out advocacy research and development.

Deprivation of Liberties Safeguards

An outline of the new safeguards from Skills for People and where to find more information

Nationally accredited advocacy qualifications

This City & Guilds link provides details of the new Level 3 Certificate in Independent Advocacy and the new Level 3 Diploma in Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (Deprivation of Liberties Safeguards) with a pdf handbook to accompany courses.