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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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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
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