Health and Social Care Advocacy

Who do we help?

We help adults in the community in vulnerable circumstances.

Who pays for our services?

Thanks to our funders we can offer our services for free to adults in vulnerable circumstances. We are Commissioned by NHS North East & North Cumbria (NENC) Integrated Care Board. 

NHS North East and North Cumbria

We help adults in the community in vulnerable circumstances e.g.

People who are -

  • LGBTQIA+
  • Ethnically marginalised
  • Refugees and asylum seekers
  • Over 55 years old
  • Discriminated or treated unfairly
  • Experiencing financial crisis and hardship

  • Affected by racism

    And people who have:

  • mental health needs
  • a learning disability
  • a physical disability

  • acquired brain injury

    And who:

  • require support to make their views and feelings known
  • have inappropriate support, or lack support from services or family
  • have no-one independent with their interests at heart
  • live in Newcastle or Gateshead
  • are aged 18 and over

We welcome new cases and people can contact us themselves or someone else can on their behalf.

Well, they do a cracking job

Want to know more about how we can help people? Read our case studies:

Case study: Read about how our advocates supported Liam in a safeguarding investigation

Case study: Read about how our advocates supported Yousef, who arrived in the UK as a refugee several years ago

Click here for information about how to use our advocacy service.