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There's really no need to sit and worry alone. A phone call, a quick chat - get to know us and how we can help.

Whatever the issue, if you are receiving mental health services of any description, our professionally trained advocates can help.


USS advocates are amongst the highest qualified in the country.

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Copies of this booklet can be obtained from the office.

The Advocacy Service is totally confidential and free.

Lorraine Sleight,
our Advocacy Manager, is based at
our HQ in
St James, Northampton,

as are

Colleen Dickens, our Senior IMHA,

Mike Hawkins, Mental Health Advocate/IMHA,

Andy Greaves, Advocate/IMHA

and Karen Helm, Advocate/IMHA. 


The above staff can be contacted on 01604 590354


James Allan, IMHA, is based in the USS office in
 
the Welland Centre in Kettering

and can be contacted
on 01536 494840.




*Patients' Councils take place monthly at the Berrywood Hospital, the Sandringham Unit, Moray Lodge and the Welland Centre.

 For further details of see the Patients Councils page.

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Please note our advocacy is provided on what we call an 'instructional' basis. This means the client instructs the advocate.

If you have a friend or a relative you feel is incapable of instructing an advocate, it would be best to ring us for a chat first and then we can signpost you to our IMCA service or alternatively the appropriate service provider within the
Northamptonshire Advocacy Providers Network.

(See the NAPN page for details of other advocacy providers.)


Some links you may find useful:

Northamptonshire Teaching PCT

Northamptonshire County Council

Alison and James at the Welland!
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Painted by Stuart Warren
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James Allan

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Karen Helm

Karen is our newest recruit and is settling in well.
 
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USS is currently working towards the
 
Advocacy Quality Performance Mark.
 
We'll let you know how we get on!
 
 

 
USS is a registered charity, number 1079933