An advocate is a person who can help you to say what you want, secure your rights and represent your needs. 

The following local organisations can provide more information about advocacy or offer an advocacy service:
All age Dementia Advocacy Project (ADAPt) provides an advocacy service for people with dementia. 
Contact details: 01865 742745 Email: adapt@oadg.org.uk
Independent Complaints Advocacy Service (ICAS) have a web-site which may help people who are unhappy with the service they have received from a hospital, doctor, dentist, local surgery or other NHS service.  Their web-site gives information and practical tips.  They also have advocates who cover the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire area. 
Contact details: 01296 468170  Web-site: www.seap.org.uk/icas
Oxfordshire Short-Term Advocacy Scheme (OSTAS) provides trained volunteer advocates. 
Contact details: 01865 744690  Web-site: www.oadg.org.uk

The following national organisations can provide more information about advocacy or offer an advocacy service: 
Action for Advocacy (A4A) is a central point of information on independent advocacy.  They produce a range of publications, run training courses and you can search for advocates on their web-site.
Contact details: 020 7820 7868  Web-site: www.actionforadvocacy.org.uk

Further information about Advocacy will be added to this section of the web-site in due course.  In the meantime, please contact us for further information.