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It was great to have had help. But it is not the advocate's fault that I am still suffering from blackouts after five and a half months. I feel isolated. The advocate I saw was helpful in every way, but the doctors and GPs do not try hard enough in getting the patient help in time. I am not allowed to use ambulance or A/E or to contact NHS Direct because they cannot see what is causing me to blackout, they have put me in real jeopardy. Many thanks.
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Mike Pochin of Dorset Advocacy has achieved the first IMCA/DOLS Diploma
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Welcome to the Advocacy in Somerset web site.
Advocacy in Somerset provides an advocacy service for young people and adults with mental health
difficulties primarily for those who are in-patients in mental health hospital units
find out more, and the Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy Service
find out more. We have also helped set up and now support the Maze
Project, which provides an advocacy service for young people with mental health difficulties in
the community find out more.
We produce the Headspace Toolkit, which provides information and advice on self advocacy for young
people who are psychiatric in-patients find out more
If you would like to contact us about our services or about advocacy generally we would be pleased
to receive your call or email. Out contact details can be found here:
How to contact us
